Take last year, when the Jazz played facilitator at the trade deadline, taking on the contracts of Jalen Hood-Schifino, PJ Tucker, and even Dennis Schroder for about 24 hours, and in doing so they netted several second round draft picks.

With tomorrow being the first time teams can trade players signed last offseason, it marks the unofficial beginning of the trade deadline. It’s hard to say what the Jazz goals are this season. It’s been hard to say what they’ve been for most of this rebuild.

The Mavericks will face the Utah Jazz tonight on their road trip, and Anthony Davis is listed as probable for the night.

NBA trade season is officially here, having crossed the date of December 15th, meaning most trade restrictions have been lifted for players around the league to allow for potential roster shifts to take place over the coming days to weeks––which, for the Utah Jazz, presents an opportunity to make some moves.

Veteran forward Georges Niang still isn’t close to making his season debut, according to the Jazz, who announced in a press release that the 32-year-old continues to progress through rehab but will be out at least two more weeks,

The Jazz enter Friday’s game fresh after the holiday, with Utah’s last game taking place Monday night against the Golden State Warriors. A hot shooting start in the opening quarter gave way to struggles during the middle portion of the game, and Stephen Curry led a furious Warriors run in the second quarter to gain control of the game.

Trade buzz has remained consistent around Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen over the past several months, and even years, that have pinned multiple interested suitors and possible deals that could be in play to ship out the team's franchise cornerstone, and bring a big shake-up to their rebuild entirely.