GAMECHANGER: Keyonte George’s Development SHIFTS Utah Jazz Outlook— Whose NEXT?

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🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Keyonte George’s rapid rise changes everything for the Utah Jazz. With his development trending toward elite NBA starter status, are the Jazz just one big move away from rejoining the Western Conference’s elite? David Locke breaks down how George’s growth impacts decisions around Lauri Markkanen, Walker Kessler, and the team’s future direction. The discussion tackles whether Utah should pursue top free agent Austin Reaves, potential draft targets, and the strategic importance of retaining this year’s draft pick amidst OKC pick protections.

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0:00.0	it's time to say it
0:03.2	Kianti George's development is real
0:06.1	and it changes everything about the jazz
0:08.7	and the future.
0:10.4	It's next on an Ask L.OJ edition
0:12.8	of Locked on Jazz.
0:15.7	But on bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, bump, you are... You are Locked-on-On-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B.
0:26.6	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:35.7	How are you? I'm David Locke. Radio Voice of Utah Jazz.
0:38.2	Jazz MBA Insider.
0:40.0	This is Locked on Jazz.
0:41.6	It's your daily podcast in the Utah Jazz.
0:43.6	Give you insight, expertise, geeky numbers, and hopefully making it way better to be a jazz fan.
0:49.0	Each and every day, thank you so much for making Locked on, your first list of the day. And thank you
0:55.4	for making locked on the number one sports podcast network. On today's edition, it's a Friday.
1:02.3	That means it's Ask L.O.J. You're driving the questions. We will get to some interesting questions
1:08.6	about the future of Shrey Young, Zion Williamson, and John Morant.
1:11.4	We'll get to some interesting questions about what is the Utah Jazz
1:14.3	next piece.
1:15.2	Taylor Hendricks, Kyle Filipowski, Cody Williams, all have questions
1:18.3	about their play recently and what the Jazz Next steps are.
1:22.1	That plus how many steps does Will Hardy take in a game?
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