FREE: Utah Jazz Say No to Trae Young—Right Move or Huge MISTAKE? BEST Defensive night of the year

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Utah Jazz pass on four-time All-Star Trae Young—smart move or missed opportunity? David Locke unpacks why the Jazz refused the NBA equivalent of a free elite scorer, citing key concerns like Young’s declining fit, defensive liabilities, and looming $50 million player option. The ripple effects of this decision extend to Lauri Markkanen’s leadership and the development of young talents like Keyonte George, reinforcing a culture-first approach in Salt Lake City.

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0:00.0	A four-time All-Star was available for free, and the Jazz say no thank you.
0:07.7	Was that the right move?
0:08.8	It's next.
0:09.6	Unlocked on Jazz.
0:11.8	But on bum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pum-pah.
0:20.1	You are Locked on Jazz, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:25.0	Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:31.5	How are you? I'm David Locke, radio voice to Utah Jazz, Jazz, MBA Insider.
0:35.6	This is Locked on Jazz. It's your daily podcast from the Utah Jazz.
0:39.5	Give you insight, expertise, geeky numbers, and hopefully making it way better to be a jazz fan each and every day.
0:46.8	Thank you so much for making Locked on Jazz your first listen of the day.
0:51.1	And thank you for making Locked on the number one sports podcast network
0:56.3	in the land.
0:58.2	Thank you very much.
0:58.9	Greatly appreciate it.
1:00.2	Today's show is brought to you by Fanduel.
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1:06.8	Before we tip off, check out Fandul app and see what's dropping during NBA happy hour every Friday from 6 to 730 Easter.
1:16.6	All right, on today's show, we will do our Thursday points gained.
1:21.7	We will also give you a look at the jazz performance last night, which I thought was maybe the best defensive
1:29.0	effort of the season, looked way different, much more connected, and a prowling Will Hardy
1:34.9	on the sidelines. But first, let's start off with Trey Young. Didn't realize how tired my voice is.
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