Elijah Harkless was an undrafted guard with stops at Cal State-Northridge and Oklahoma before finally finishing his collegiate career at UNLV in 2023. He spent the following year in the G League and played in Canada before the Los Angeles Clippers showed some interest. Ultimately they ended up waiving him, and the Jazz picked him up in January.

Through the first few games of the new Utah Jazz season, the roster has come with a few pleasant surprises to have stood out in their initial sample size in showing off their work done from this summer.

Jaylen Brown was furious after the Celtics lost to the Jazz on Monday because he thought the officials missed a foul call on Keyonte George. Turns out, Brown was right. The NBA released in its last two minute report Tuesday that the officials should’ve called a foul on George as part of the controversial play.

BOTTOM LINE: Detroit will attempt to continue its three-game win streak with a victory over Utah. Detroit went 44-38 overall with a 22-19 record at home during the 2024-25 season. The Pistons shot 47.6% from the field and 36.2% from 3-point range last season.

According to the Jazz's injury report, Walker Kessler has been ruled out vs. the Hornets with shoulder bursitis, officially marking his first absence of the 2025-26 regular season. Kessler, now in his fourth year with the Jazz, has gotten off to a hot start this regular season campaign through the five games he's played.

For the first time in 27 years, a Utah Jazz player has scored 50 points in a regular-season game. They needed every one of them, too. Lauri Markkanen’s 51-point, 14-rebound performance pushed the Jazz to an overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday.