Jack Simone

Jack Simone is the Site Expert at 8 points, 9 Seconds. He has been working in the field of NBA journalism for over three years and currently covers a variety of teams. Located just south of Boston, Jack covers the Celtics for CelticsBlog and hosts the How 'Bout Them Celtics podcast. He also is the editor of Bulls Wire and Spurs Wire, two USA Today sites.

Ranking the top 5 Utah Jazz games from the 2022-23 season

The Utah Jazz were a staple atop the Western Conference standings for the five years leading up to this past season. They had greater...

5 starting-caliber point guard targets for the Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz just wrapped up a relatively weird season. Heading into the year, they looked like they were on track to compete for one of the top...

5 Collin Sexton trades for the Utah Jazz to consider

Almost by chance, the Utah Jazz have built a competent roster. Heading into the season, most expected the Jazz to be competing for the top spot in...

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3 Utah Jazz free agent targets with ties to Lauri Markkanen

As the offseason approaches, the Utah Jazz find themselves in a weird spot. If you rewind to the beginning of the season, one would have expected...

3 internal Utah Jazz co-star candidates with Lauri Markkanen

For the Utah Jazz, the 2023 season was full of surprises. Predicted to be one of the worst teams in the league, the Jazz got off to a hot start and...

Will Hardy almost got friend banned from Utah Jazz games

Heading into his rookie season as head coach of the Utah Jazz, Will Hardy had few expectations placed on him. The Jazz had just traded their two...

3 Utah Jazz players who improved their trade value in 2023

At the beginning of the season, the Utah Jazz were expected to be one of the laughingstocks of the NBA. They traded Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert...