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This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz/onsi as Utah Jazz’s Will Hardy Wants Ace Bailey to Make Key Adjustment. Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey has an affinity for the mid-range shot.
The Jazz picked up rookie scale options for Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George, Brice Sensabaugh, Isaiah Collier and Cody Williams.
According to the Utah Jazz, they have exercised fourth-year rookie-scale team options on Keyonte George, Taylor Hendricks, and Brice Sensabaugh. They also extended third-year rookie-scale team options on Isaiah Collier and Cody Williams.
Fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey has gotten his feet wet with some NBA regular season minutes amid the first two games of the Utah Jazz' s campaign, where they've wound up with an even 1-1 record in the books.
Charlotte will try to break its three-game slide when the Charlotte Hornets play Utah. Sunday's matchup is the first this season between the squads.
For the first time in 27 years, a Utah Jazz player has scored 50 points in a regular-season game. They needed every one of them, too. Lauri Markkanen’s 51-point, 14-rebound performance pushed the Jazz to an overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday.
While most of the Jazz's premier young pieces of the past three years have gotten their shine through two games of the year, there's one name on the roster who hasn't quite seen that same share of opportunity: last year's top-10 pick, Cody Williams.
Instead of the original sunset orange, the new jersey showcases a grey-to-black gradient accented by light blue trim. The original design symbolized southern Utah's red rock landscapes, while the new look draws inspiration from the state's mountain ranges. (Or, as some fans have been quick to point out, the state's infamous immersions.)
On Thursday morning, the Jazz announced their City Edition uniforms for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons — uniforms that feature a vertical gray gradient, with a baby blue trim added.
Injury update on guard Isaiah Collier: Isaiah Collier (right hamstring strain) has completed his return to play protocol and is cleared for full on-court participation. He will be assigned to the SLC Stars starting on Oct. 31 as part of his return to play reconditioning.…