NBA: Utah Jazz extend Favors

by J.T. of Front Office News

Derrick Favors will stay with the Utah Jazz.
Photo credit NBA 

Derrick Favors was the key piece in the Deron Williams deal for the Jazz a few years back. Favors who hasn’t played lights out has shown potential. So, the Utah Jazz opened up the check book for 4 years at 49 million dollars with the possibility to earn a little over 50 million.

NBA: Chris Kaman and Randy Foye Find New Teams

Chris Kaman headed back to L.A.

by Rodney Fisher

As the NBA free agency period enters it's second week, teams begin the tedious process of filling out rosters with remaining talent.

Chris Kaman, former Dallas Mavericks experiement, agrees to a one year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers for the mid-level exception right under $3.2 million. Kaman is no stranger to LA after spending his first eight seasons in the league with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Andre Iguodala's move to the Golden State Warriors has been finalized with a sign-and-trade involving the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz along with the Warriors. The Nuggets get Randy Foye from the Jazz and the Warriors get to ship $24 million in salary (Richard Jefferson, Andris Bierdins, Brandon Rush, and future draft  picks) to the Jazz.

The Race for 8th in the Western Conference

The race for the 8th and last playoff spot in the Western Conference will go down to wire for three teams: Lakers, Jazz, and Mavericks

To say that things are close in the West would be a mild understatement. The three teams in the hunt for the final playoff spot are only 2 games apart with roughly 9 games left to play. Let's take a look at all three teams chances to make it.

5G Sports Talk "Turning up the heat"

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Dallas Mavericks rookie Jae Crowder talks about his first NBA game

We caught up with reigning Big East player of the year and now NBA rookie Jae Crowder in Los Angeles after his first NBA game. Mavs defeated the powerhouse Lakers 99-91.

RF: Your first NBA game man...how does it feel?

Crowder: It feels amazing man! To go out there and compete with a great team like that on their stage, it feels great.

New Jersey Nets trade for Jazz PG Deron Williams - ESPN New York

The dominoes start to fall after the Melo trade...Whats next?

New Jersey Nets trade for Jazz PG Deron Williams - ESPN New York

Dallas Mavericks vs Utah Jazz (PreGame Report)

  "The win streak is not significant at all...we got to be getting better", commented Coach Carlisle as the Mavs try to extend their league best win streak to 12-0. Tonight will not be as easy as Thursday against the New Jersey Nets. This will be the Mavs second game against the Jazz in 10 days; beating them on the road the first time. Carlisle expressed how hard it has been for his team to win back-to-back games against winning teams; i.e. Denver and New Orleans as teams they lost to the second time.
  The longest tenured coach in the NBA Jerry Sloan is no dummy. When Royce asked him what will the Jazz have to do to win this game he simply said, "make shots". Even Coach Carlisle said that they have to be ready for Deron Williams and guard him without fouling. Deron, the pride of the Colony, comes back home averaging a double-double with 22pts and 10 assists. His style of play could really hurt the Mavs if he gets the bigs in foul trouble early.
  Will the Jazz be able to do what 11 teams have failed to do the last 11 games, beat the Mavs? They definitely have the talent and the coach. Its gonna be up to the Mavs to hold serve.