Now, the Jazz are still trying to figure out what Taylor Hendricks will be, while players like Amen Thompson and Victor Wembanyama lead their teams to the top of the Western Conference. The good news is that the Jazz appear to have found a starting-level guard in Keyonte George,

Hendricks replaced Kyle Filipowski in the starting lineup Sunday and put together his best game of the campaign with multiple season-high marks. The Jazz are in need of a spark with three straight losses, and Hendricks made a strong case Sunday to remain heavily involved in the rotation. He's trending up as a potential waiver-wire add.

The Utah Jazz have gotten the motions of preseason underway with now three exhibition games under their belt, all of which have offered a look at Taylor Hendricks back on the floor for the first time in almost a full calendar year since his devastating leg ...

In the first game of the season, UCF transfer Tyler Hendricks, who is the brother of Utah Jazz forward Taylor Hendricks, gave the Wolverines an early boost by connecting on three shots from beyond the arc. It's an area that Utah Valley desperately needed to improve on from its previous two seasons.

Hendricks contributed two points (1-5 FG, 0-1 3Pt), three rebounds and one assist across 14 minutes during Monday's 105-103 win over the Celtics.

The Jazz picked up rookie scale options for Taylor Hendricks, Keyonte George, Brice Sensabaugh, Isaiah Collier and Cody Williams

The Jazz confirmed after the game, "Hendricks suffered a fractured right fibula and dislocated ankle," and with that is unquestionably done for the season ( a story Tim MacMahon of ESPN broke ). After the game, Jazz players and the coaching staff were understandably devastated.

If I said the words "Utah Jazz", you'd immediately think three things: 1) Lauri Markkanen, 2) Ace Bailey, 3) bleak. Even extending out to three years from now, ESPN's power rankings still have the Jazz as a borderline bottom-five team in their future power ...

That shift came within the frontcourt in the form of two notable swaps. Instead of starting the combination of Kyle Filipowski and Walker Kessler at the four and five spots, Taylor Hendricks and Jusuf Nurkic would be the starting pairing to start the night for Utah–– one move made due to injury, and the other being a coaching decision.