CORE QUESTION: Is Utah Jazz’s Trio with Keyonte George, Lauri Markkanen & Ace Bailey Set to REIGN?

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🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Utah Jazz’s dynamic young trio—Keyonte George, Lauri Markkanen, and Ace Bailey—ignite debate: Is this core enough for a serious playoff push, or does the roster still need another star? David Locke examines the evolving roles and skyrocketing potential of George and Markkanen, while raising crucial questions about Bailey’s development timeline and the team’s defensive woes in Walker Kessler’s absence. Can Jazz fans expect this lineup to break into the NBA’s elite, or will front office strategy shift as salary cap pressures mount?

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0:00.0	Is the core of Keante George, Lowry Markinen, and Ace Bailey enough?
0:08.2	Maybe.
0:08.8	I say no, but maybe. Plus a ton of other ask LOJ questions. Next, bum, bum. You are Locked-on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:30.0	Part of the Locked-on podcast network.
0:32.7	Your team every day.
0:36.1	How are you?
0:37.0	I am David Locke, Radio Voice of Utah Jazz, Jazz MBA Insider, and this is Locked
0:41.8	on Jazz. It's your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz, giving insight, expertise, geeky numbers,
0:47.9	and hopefully making it way better to be a jazz fan each and every day. Thank you for making
0:54.0	Locked on Jazz your first listen. Thank you for making Lockdown Jazz your first listen.
0:56.1	Thank you for making Lockdown the number one sports podcast network on today's show.
1:03.5	Ask L.O.J. Edition, isn't there a better route than Austin Reeves? Do you really believe in Austin Reeves? Isaac Collier's
1:12.9	improved play. What's the most misunderstood thing about this team by the fans? That's interesting.
1:21.5	I don't know if I have a good answer. I've been thinking about it since the question came in.
1:24.5	Our All Access people will get their question section as well for all the All-Axcess
1:28.7	members of the Everydayer Club and a bunch of others coming your direction on today's show,
1:35.1	which on this Friday edition is brought to by, sorry, I did not pre-pre-prepared that,
1:42.6	my fault.
1:43.7	This is bad, bad, bad, bad, David work right there.
1:48.1	To the everydayers, you're the best.
1:49.5	Thank you very much.
1:50.1	Hope you're catching ArenaCast.
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