Team Profile
Utah Jazz
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107.7 26thOffensive Rating
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117.1 1stDefensive Rating
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-9.4 27thNet Rating
2024 Team Stats
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Points per game110.2 26th
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Points per game Against119.3 7th
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Rebounds per game44.6 18th
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Assists per game24.5 24th
Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler (foot) finds himself with a questionable tag ahead of Thursday's matchup against Orlando. The Atlanta-born giant has been ever-present for Utah since Dec. 11 but might have to come out of the lineup on Thursday due to a right foot sprain. The Jazz have a pretty crowded frontcourt, but Kessler has been getting consistent work as a backup center. He's posted 8.4 points and 7.3 rebounds with 2.7 blocks in 23.2 minutes this season. Kessler's absence could help Omer Yurtseven back into the rotation, but starting bigs Taylor Hendricks, John Collins, and Lauri Markkanen should soak in most of the available minutes.
Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton put up a season-high in a three-point loss to the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. Before everyone headed into the NBA All-Star break, Sexton decided to drop 35 points, nine assists, three rebounds, one steal, one rebound, and three turnovers on 10-for-18 shooting overall, 3-for-8 from deep, and 12-for-13 from the free throw line. Sexton has finally started to look a little more like he did in Cleveland before he got hurt and then traded. He's now averaging 17.9 points, 4.6 assists, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 made threes, and 1.9 turnovers per game. He has almost cracked the top 100 in terms of per-game fantasy value in nine-category leagues.
Phoenix Suns forward Drew Eubanks (illness) has been ruled out ahead of Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Eubanks was questionable coming into this game, but will ultimately sit out due to an illness. The playing time will be split up between Jusuf Nurkic, Chimezie Metu and Udoka Azubuike. Between the three, Nurkic is the only one here that is actually a viable fantasy option right now.