Salt City Hoops Utah Jazz Podcast

The Spurs and Thunder just finished a battle of incredible titans in the Western Conference Finals, and Victor Wembanyama looked absolutely terrifying. Can the Jazz compete in any sense against these incredible teams next year? Do they have any advantages? What are their worst disadvantages?
Mark Russell Pereira (@jazzmanmark.com) is joined by Riley Gisseman (@rgiss on X & Bluesky) to break down Utah's position vs. the elite of the NBA. Then, lottery reform finally passed! What are the new rules, and do we like or hate them?
The NBA also leaked that a 'credit' system may be coming in a few years, which felt incredibly close to Riley's Chip/Token system that he's worked on for a couple years. What is this credit system, and how will it favor well-managed teams?

While the 2026 NBA Playoffs are in full, exciting swing, idle thoughts about the Jazz have turned into annoying rumors and rage-baiting nonsense.

Mark Russell Pereira (jazzmanmark.com) takes some time to walk through some of the more pervasive and ridiculous rumors out there, so that we have a clean slate to fairly analyze Utah's upcoming offseason in subsequent episodes.

The Jazz did it! They actually did it! For the first time in franchise history, the Utah Jazz moved up in the NBA Draft Lottery with their own pick and were selected to draft 2nd in next month's draft!
This couldn't have come at a more perfect time, as this year's draft class looks truly special and deep, while the Jazz are just beginning their ascent to the NBA title contender class.
Who is going to be available for Utah at No. 2? Are there trade up or down possibilities? Join Mark Russell Pereira (@jazzmanmark.com) and Justin Sweeney as they take us through all of the emotions and expectations of a seminal day in Jazz history!

The first round of the NBA Playoffs is in the books! A wild first round exposed many deficiencies from winning and losing sides, and highlighted the real strengths of the teams who reliably make it to the second round of the playoffs.
Utah's roster has way more talent as they are primed for a playoff appearance, but what else do they need to be an actual, competitive threat?
Mark Russell Pereira (https://bsky.app/profile/jazzmanmark.com) breaks it all down, with a surprise live reaction to the last minute of a thrilling Wolves - Spurs Game 1!

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The final exams have been turned in for the 2025-2026 Utah Jazz! Join Dan Clayton (@danclayt0n) and Mark Russell Pereira (@jazzmanmark.com) as they assign letter grades to every major contributor on the roster who finished their season in Salt Lake City.

Who turned in a stellar season with high marks? Who missed the mark in areas they needed to improve? Tune in for Salt City Hoops!