Can the Utah Jazz afford all their young talent?: Ever since Kevin O’Connor traded away the Jazz’s franchise cornerstone Deron Williams to the Nets back in 2011, they have been in rebuild mode, even though O’Connor never wanted to say that phrase. O’Connor tried to rebuild while staying mediocre for a few years; this defined the Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap era. When Dennis Lindsey took over as general manager a year and a half later, he embraced the rebuild and bottomed out in 2013-14. -- Deseret News

Utah Jazz players have mixed success in Olympic quarterfinals: Rudy Gobert wanted to help France earn a medal. He wanted it for himself. He wanted it for his country. But he also wanted it for three of his teammates who’ve devoted themselves to building the French national team. -- Deseret News