The Utah Jazz are getting rocked on defense. To put it bluntly, they stink on that end of the court. And it goes to the center rotation, since they build their team defense around that position. The injury to Walker Kessler has had a negative impact, definitely.
The shot-blocking of this team is almost non-existent, with only Lauri Markkanen and Kyle Filipowski averaging even 1/2 a block a night. Jusuf Nurkic has a grand total of 6 blocks in 15 games so far, abysmal for a starting center.
With 15 games in the books on the 2025-26 NBA season, the Jazz are surrendering 126.