Game Night: Utah Jazz Trade for Jaren Jackson Jr. SHAKES Up NBA | James Harden TRADED to Cavaliers

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🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Jaren Jackson Jr., Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies, James Harden, Cleveland Cavaliers, Darius Garland, Los Angeles Clippers, Desmond Bane, John Collins, Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, and trade deadline moves. In this episode of Locked On NBA Game Night, Nick Angstadt and Jake Madison break down the blockbuster NBA trades and team shake-ups surrounding Jaren Jackson Jr.’s move from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Utah Jazz and James Harden joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Darius Garland. The hosts discuss the implications for the Utah Jazz’s roster construction and timeline following the Jackson trade, analyze Memphis' pivot to a full rebuild after shipping out key players like Desmond Bane, and spotlight how the Cavaliers and Clippers recalibrate after the Harden-Garland swap. They also touch on critical performances and team outlooks for the Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder, Knicks, Wizards, Lakers, Nets, Hawks, Heat, Pistons, Nuggets, Warriors, and 76ers, all while previewing potential trade deadline surprises and offering insight into what the flurry of moves means for the rest of the NBA season. Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-nba Locked On NBA League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft, WNBA & More 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/leagues/nba Follow the Locked On Podcast Network Twitter 📲 https://twitter.com/LockedOnNetwork TikTok 📲 https://www.tiktok.com/@lockedonsports Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! | Offers: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/offers/ #NBA #Basketball #Podcast #NBAPodcast #Sports #SportsPodcast

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0:00.0	first jaron jackson junior then james hardin and all of a sudden the NBA looks completely different
0:07.1	we're going to break down the big trades plus what's next in all the games in today's episode of locked on
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0:37.1	tipping off now. Welcome to another edition's Locked-on NBA Game Night, tipping off now.
0:39.4	Welcome to another edition of Locked-on NBA Game Night.
0:43.4	Every game, every night.
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0:49.6	We're also going to cover the trades, Nick Engstad.
0:52.6	That's right.
0:53.5	I'm Nick Angstead to Lockdown Mavs, and we are talking about Jaron Jackson, Jr. Moving to the Utah jazz. Going from Memphis to Utah, that's kind of a different, that's kind of a different move. Those are very different cities that he is now going to have to experience it as NBA career. We also had James Hardin, which we kind of heard a little bit about yesterday. That one seemed to come, go to Cleveland. We were supposed to record with Danny Cunningham of locked on cabs tonight, but the dude literally then just got on a plane and flew out to L.A. If you want to know the, like, dedication of our hosts. How about that one? You think he's going to find Hardin out there?
1:27.7	You think he's just going to go, like,
1:29.4	club to club and try and find James Hardin? There's only so many places that he's going to be. He's going to give him the wrecks probably in Cleveland and where to hang out. By the way, today's episode of Lockedon NBA Game Night is brought to you by Thaindu. It's the last call for football on Fandah.
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1:47.7	And of course, thank you for making a lockdown NBA game night, your first listen today and every day, whether it's the biggest trades, all the games. We got it covered here, subscribe wherever you get your podcast, join us on YouTube as well. And let's get started with just the big news.
2:01.7	And that was the surprise-ish trade of Jaron Jackson, Jr.
2:05.6	Going to the Utah Jazz, maybe JJJ being traded is not the surprise.
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