Markkanen continues to attract league-wide interest as Utah balances short-term results with a long-term rebuild. The Utah Jazz currently sit 10th in the Western Conference, which would place them in the final play-in spot if the postseason began today.

The Utah Jazz reportedly have a clear stance on forward Lauri Markkanen's future with the franchise amid multiple trade rumors.

BOTTOM LINE: Utah hosts the Los Angeles Lakers after the Jazz took down the Dallas Mavericks 140-133 in overtime. The Jazz are 6-11 in conference matchups. Utah allows the most points in the Western Conference, giving up 126.1 points and is allowing opponents to shoot 48.8%.

The Utah Jazz team has youth and veterans a plenty. Kevin Love showed on Friday night that he may in fact still have some left in the tank.

In one of the most impressive games by a teenager, Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg did something no NBA player ever had before.

Keyonte George scored a career-high 39 points, including the final six points for Utah, as the Jazz beat Memphis 130-126 in Ja Morant’s return to the Grizzlies’ lineup.

A new report suggests the Jazz plan to build around Lauri Markkanen this season, shifting league expectations ahead of NBA trade season.

Hardy also made sure to give his flowers to the bench following the Jazz's grind-it-out victory, highlighting two specific names that played "outstanding" in the winning efforts: Taylor Hendricks and Cody Williams, and another standout in Isaiah Collier who led the team in assists while being in the second unit.