The Utah Jazz have a strong asking price and desire one specific young star from a title contender in a Lauri Markkanen trade.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz/onsi as Utah Jazz's Confidence Growing in Ace Bailey Selection. The Utah Jazz, through the first month of the NBA regular season, have seen some great things out of their fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey.

The Jazz didn’t just lose a player when Walker Kessler went down for the season; they lost their defensive anchor, their interior presence, and a guy who erases possessions with perfect timing.

The OKC Thunder improved to 2-0 in NBA Cup group play with a win over the Utah Jazz on Friday. Here are three takeaways.

The Utah Jazz have begun to see more and more out of fifth-overall selection Ace Bailey as he's begun to get increasingly established in his new NBA role after just over a dozen games of action. And so far through his rookie campaign, they've seen a lot of great traits out of their prized draft pick.

Lauri Markkanen trade buzz intensifies as Utah Jazz targets Detriot Pistons’ star Ausar Thompson in talks Detroit refuses to entertain.

The Utah Jazz ended up losing by a large margin to the Oklahoma City Thunder, 144-112. It was a tale of two halves for the Jazz, who looked like two different teams before and after halftime. The Jazz came out hot in the first half,

Despite a stronger-than-expected start for the Utah Jazz, they're still predicted to land a top name in this year's draft.