As a rebuilding group looking to add young talent, expiring contracts and draft capital, Utah would receive a six-player package from Houston including their No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Reed Sheppard, Jabari Smith Jr. and Cam Whitmore along with a 2025 first-round pick.

Sunday marks the first time Jaden Springer could play against the Philadelphia 76ers as a member of the Utah Jazz. However, Springer’s availability is up in the air. According to the official NBA injury report,

The Utah Jazz added another notch to Houston's belt as the Rockets fell 124-115 in Salt Lake City against a young and rebounding Jazz side.

The Houston Rockets suffered a brutal loss to the Utah Jazz last night, 124-115. The Rockets led early in the fourth quarter but squandered the lead and trailed the entirety of the final nine minutes of action.

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Udoka also credited wing players, such as Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green, with making a better effort on the glass. Brooks and Green each had 8 rebounds apiece in an impressive win against the Bucks, who have a massive frontcourt in size between Brook Lopez and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Utah Jazz are signing guard Jaden Springer to a three-year deal, agent Chad Speck tells ESPN. The 2021 first-round pick has played in four games since joining Utah.Source:

Since signing his initial 10-day contract, Springer has appeared in four games for the Jazz, at a little over eight minutes per game. He had been averaging 3.5 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists with splits of 55.6 percent shooting from the field, 50 percent shooting from the three-point line and 100 percent shooting from the free-throw line.

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The Rockets have been inconsistent defensively in 2025, but Tuesday’s win over the Bucks showed why Houston remains an elite unit on the season.

The Houston Rockets suffered a brutal loss to the Utah Jazz last night, 124-115. The Rockets led early in the fourth quarter but squandered the lead and trailed the entirety of the final nine ...