The 2025–26 NBA season is underway, and the Utah Jazz have already put the league on notice a few times. Walker Kessler and Lauri Markkanen have quickly become the spine of Utah’s identity, one securing the paint while the other sets the scoring pace.

BOTTOM LINE: Utah looks to end its three-game slide with a victory over Boston. Boston went 61-21 overall a season ago while going 28-13 at home. The Celtics averaged 116.3 points per game last season, 41.2 in the paint, 15.6 off of turnovers and 11.9 on fast breaks.

It looks like Isaiah Collier is nearing his opportunity to make his official season debut for the Utah Jazz. According to a team announcement, Isaiah Collier has been recalled from the Salt Lake City Stars,

The Phoenix Suns have dropped their last four games since opening the season with a win over the Sacramento Kings.

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.

The Utah Jazz will be a part of the NBA's first batch of NBA Cup games on Halloween night against the Phoenix Suns for their second meeting of the season, and will look to rattle off a 3-2 start through five games, as well as kicking off their in-season tournament slate 1-0.