If you go back and look at some of Jokic’s draft profiles, he is praised for his IQ, work ethic, passing ability and feel for the game but slammed for a number of reasons. He is described as slow, unathletic, and a defensive liability who is weak around the basket and overall not strong enough.

The Jazz lost, as you might expect, to the Denver Nuggets. Changing focuses, here's a look at what Will Hardy thinks of the NCAA tournament.

On Friday evening, the Denver Nuggets are playing the Utah Jazz (at home) in Colorado. During the game, Russell Westbrook made NBA history by moving ahead of H

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz players walked into Ball Arena on Friday wearing or holding up Oscar Tshiebwe for G League MVP shirts. The Jazz suffered a 129-93 defeat against the Nuggets, with Jokic excelling. Coach Hardy praised the team's effort despite their poor 3-point shooting performance.

On top of the points and assists, Westbrook came away with a first-half steal, which happened to etch his name further in NBA history. On top of surpassing Oscar Robinson to have the eighth most assists in NBA history, he surpassed Kobe Bryant to have the 16th most steals in league history.

Utah Jazz second-year wing Brice Sensabaugh is coming into his own as an NBA player and has been on a heater as of late. In a 121-110 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday at the Delta Center, Sensabaugh scored 17 points while shooting 100% from the field in 24 minutes off the bench.