CONCERN: Where does Utah Jazz OFFENSE and DEFENSE sit now. RANK them in the WEST

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🗓️ 3 July 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Utah Jazz shake up their roster, sending Walker Kessler to the Los Angeles Lakers for draft picks. Is this the right move for Salt Lake City’s playoff hopes? David Locke breaks down the implications of swapping Kessler for Jusuf Nurkic, questioning whether the Jazz’s offense actually improves and what this means defensively, especially with concerns about Nurkic’s rim protection and pick-and-roll struggles.

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0:00.0	Are we better offensively?
0:02.9	Can we beat top 15 defensively?
0:04.6	Where did we fall in the standings?
0:06.5	A panicked question.
0:08.5	Friday edition of Locked on Jazz.
0:12.0	Butum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, pow.
0:15.1	You are Locked on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:25.3	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:31.4	How are you?
0:32.3	I am David Locke and today's show.
0:35.1	We will answer all of your questions about the reports that Walker,
0:38.8	Kessler is heading to Los Angeles and the Jazz have lost their young starting center
0:43.8	in exchange for draft picks.
0:46.5	But today's questions are all why, what happened, where did we get here, what goes on?
0:50.5	Plus some Darren Peterson questions, targets that could fill our gaps inside of the payroll
0:56.3	and all of the other questions that are out there from you on today's edition, which is
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1:10.5	All right. let's start
1:12.1	with the first question. Aren't we better offensively with Nerkitz than with Kessler?
1:18.8	Unfortunately, I think the answer is no. Um,
1:24.7	use of Nerkitz is a terrific handoff player.
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