Sarah Todd

Salt Lake City

Utah Jazz and NBA Reporter at Deseret News

Utah Jazz Beat Reporter @DeseretNews. Host of @Unsalvageables. 2022 Utah Sportswriter of the Year. Use to cover 76ers and Warriors. Willing blocker. 530. 510.

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Articles

Lauri Markkanen, Jazz Remain Committed To Each Other

6 days ago | basketball.realgm.com | Sarah Todd

The Utah Jazz finished with the NBA's worst record this past season. That's led to some questions about the future of the team's veteran players. One of those players is forward Lauri Markkanen. While he wouldn't commit to never trading Markkanen, Jazz general manager Justin Zanik said the former All-Star is a big part of what Utah is trying to build.
Jordan Clarkson wants to win games, even if it means playing somewhere else

1 week ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

Navigating tanking and rebuilding years in the NBA as a veteran player is difficult. It often means a diminished role, with the chance of playing meaningful basketball stripped away and no hope of winning games on the horizon. Jordan Clarkson, who is the longest tenured Jazz player and only remaining holdover from Utah's previous era, has had to take on more of a mentoring role and played in just 92 games across the last two seasons as the team has tanked for high draft picks.
Lauri Markkanen, ready for rumors to swirl, wants to remain in Utah

1 week ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

The Utah Jazz might not be done losing games. There's a good chance that the 2025-26 season looks a lot like the 2024-25 season - a lot more losses, time spent on development for young players and aiming for a high lottery pick. If that's the case, then does 27-year-old Lauri Markkanen, the best player currently on the Jazz roster, want to be in Utah? "Definitely," he said.
Will Hardy intends coach the Utah Jazz until they win an NBA title

1 week ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

It seemed like it was inevitable that Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy would end up in the rumor mill, one way or another. More and more recently there have been rumblings, and quietly held conversations among those around the league, positing that Hardy could be on a short list to be be Gregg Popovich's successor in San Antonio. There are two caveats that need to be kept in mind when considering some of these rumors. First, Hardy is under contract with the Jazz through the 2026-27 season.
Jazz finish with worst record in the NBA and all they do is hope that it was all worth it

1 week ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

MINNEAPOLIS - Was it worth it? That's the question every Utah Jazz fan will be asking between now and May 12, the night of the NBA draft lottery.
What the Jazz learned from the NCAA title game

1 week ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

This article was first published as the Jazz Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Friday. The Utah Jazz coaches and players watch a lot of film. They will watch their own games, break them down in intricate ways, and use those sessions to try and improve, individually and as a group. But it's not just their own games or those of upcoming opponents that they watch.
What the Jazz learned from the NCAA title game

1 week ago | sports.yahoo.com | Sarah Todd

This article was first published as the Jazz Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Friday. The Utah Jazz coaches and players watch a lot of film. They will watch their own games, break them down in intricate ways, and use those sessions to try and improve, individually and as a group. AdvertisementBut it’s not just their own games or those of upcoming opponents that they watch.
Kyle Filipowski's career night was a glimpse at his potential

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

When NBA voters fill out their ballots, Kyle Filipowski's 30-point, 18-rebound, five-assist performance in an overtime win against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night might just be the thing that pushes him into an All-Rookie second-team selection. What's more, he achieved those numbers while going against Donovan Clingan, the Blazers rookie who was selected No. 7 overall in the 2024 draft. That's a night Filipowski remembers very well.
Taylor Hendricks has lofty goals that include getting on TV after his playing career

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

Nobody knows which way Taylor Hendricks' story is going to go. A horrific injury in the third game of the 2024-25 campaign sidelined the second-year Utah Jazz forward for the rest of the season, upending what could have been a breakout year for the 21-year-old. Whether he can come back from that injury and get back on track, or improve to meet the expectations that made him the No. 9 overall pick in 2023, remains to be seen.
Explaining the NBA draft lottery odds

2 weeks ago | deseret.com | Sarah Todd

This article was first published as the Jazz Insiders newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Friday. Everyone knows that the Utah Jazz have been playing out the 2024-25 season with the hopes of landing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft (so they can pick consensus top pick Cooper Flagg).