In some aspects, that mindset to prioritize internal growth and development as opposed to bringing in free agent veterans can be a positive, but in the eyes of ClutchPoints' Jedd Pagaduan, it may actually end up hurting the Jazz in the long run.

But this absence should come as no surprise to Jazz faithful. The team has been tanking for better lottery odds and rebuilding for years, and based on the deals made this offseason along with the incredible youth of the team, the Jazz aren’t expected to draw much national interest until the 2026 lottery.

Jazz legend John Stockton criticizes Utah's tanking and the state of their NBA season, reflecting on past success and recent struggles.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz as Only One Team Ranks Lower Than Utah Jazz in NBA Power Rankings. The NBA season still sits over two months away from going down, but that hasn't stopped a few early power rankings from surfacing across some notable outlets projecting how the landscape of next campaign could go.

In the 90s, the Utah Jazz featured the pairing of John Stockton and Karl Malone, one of the greatest pairings the league had ever witnessed. While discussing why the combination worked on "The Ultimate Assist",

The underlying land at 300 West and South Temple has long belonged to what’s now called the city’s Community Reinvestment Agency. In a major overhaul Tuesday to its existing 50-year ground lease with prior Utah Jazz owners, signed in 1990, that arrangement could now last another 100 years.

At nearly 37 years old, Mills comes off his 16th season in the NBA, one partially spent with the Jazz after signing to Utah during 2024's free agency, playing in just 17 games before he would inevitably be dealt at February's deadline to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The 2025-26 NBA schedule has been released, and (almost) every team found a creative way to announce the news on social media. As is the case in the NFL these days, NBA franchises have stepped up their game with schedule release videos.