Markkanen (back) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Hornets, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Markkanen will miss a second straight game due to back spasms. Utah will be shorthanded against Charlotte and will likely have to rely on Cody Williams, Brice Sensabaugh and Kyle Filipowski to shoulder the load Wednesday.

Won't play against New Orleans

Despite those issues, the Jazz have managed to win a respectable three of seven games this month. Among those victories were a 136-100 thrashing of Miami and a 105-92 win over an

The Hornets are one of four teams with worse records than the Jazz — and the loss pulled Utah into a virtual tie with them in the lottery standings.

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The Finnish power forward led the Salt Lake City team with 35 points, but saw Trae Young beat the buzzer from half-court for the win. Clint Capela had 18 points for the Hawks, Zaccharie Risacher added 14, Vít Krejčí scored 13, and Bogdan Bogdanović contributed 11 points.

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) blocks a shot by Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr. (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Salt Lake City. Credit: AP/Rob Gray The Jazz had cut the lead to 90-88 and won a ...

Young took an inbounds pass, dribbled to just short of halfcourt and hit the 49-foot winner as time expired while being loosely guarded by Collin Sexton, who had seemingly forced overtime with a tying 3-pointer with four seconds remaining.

The Jazz's loss against the Pelicans, and surrounding team wins, pushed them to the third-worst record in the league — which means they have the best odds at the No. 1 pick and Cooper Flagg.

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Collins, Valanciunas, and Williams are all on tanking teams and would come rather cheap. The Bulls would like to trade Vucevic, but he and LaVine are on more expensive deals and are playing well enough that Chicago can demand a bit of a larger return for their stars.