Tip-off between the Jazz and Mavericks lands at 7 p.m. MT in the Delta Center, as Utah will attempt to fire off win number two in a row after their win vs. the Memphis Grizzlies, and continue their strong play in front of the home fans they've shown thus far this season.

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.

In Friday’s victory over the Nets, Anthony Davis led the way for the Mavericks as he recorded 24 points and 14 rebounds while Cooper Flagg added 22 points, five rebounds and eight assists of his own. Now Dallas will try to grab another victory at home on Monday as they face off against a struggling Jazz team.

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.

The Utah Jazz team has youth and veterans a plenty. Kevin Love showed on Friday night that he may in fact still have some left in the tank.

Veteran forward Georges Niang still isn't close to making his season debut, according to the Jazz, who announced in a

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is cleared to play against the Utah Jazz. Morant missed 10 games due to a right calf strain. He will have his minutes allocated carefully in his first game back.

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.