TRADE DEADLINE: Utah Jazz’s Future APPROACH NOW or off-season. Jusuf Nurkic’s Future with Utah Jazz

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Utah Jazz weigh trade deadline moves as Keyonte George’s breakout and veteran buy-in spark optimism. Will Walker Kessler’s looming extension and the future of Yusuf Nurkic reshape the roster for a playoff push—or set up a summer cap space splash? David Locke uncovers the team’s strategic crossroads, breaking down the value of cap flexibility, which free agents could be lured to Salt Lake City, and how midseason performance could impact trade activity.

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0:00.0	It's an Ask L.O.J. Friday edition, what do we expect at the trade deadline? Does Nerkich have a future?
0:08.3	What did Keonti actually do in the offseason? And the growth of Ace Bailey, they're all in your questions next.
0:13.5	Unlocked on Jazz.
0:15.7	But on bum, bum, bum, bum, bum,-Boh, your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:29.7	Part of the Locked-on podcast network, your team every day.
0:36.1	How are you?
0:37.0	I am David Locke,
0:37.7	radio voice to Utah Jazz.
0:39.1	Jazz MBA Insider.
0:40.8	This is Locked on Jazz,
0:42.3	your daily podcast on Utah Jazz,
0:44.4	giving insight,
0:45.2	expertise, geeky numbers,
0:46.7	and hopefully making it way better
0:48.1	to be a jazz fan
0:49.7	each and every day.
0:51.6	Thank you so much
0:52.4	for making Lockdown Jazz
0:53.4	your first listen. And thank you for making Locked on Jazz. Your first listen and thank you for making lockdown
0:57.7	the number one sports podcast network.
1:00.4	And to the everydayers out there, you are the best.
1:02.4	Today's show is brought to you in part by GameTime.
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