SALT LAKE CITY – Welcome to the Utah Jazz mailbag, where this week we nail down who the team would protect in a hypothetical expansion draft.

Each week, we will send out a prompt on X and BlueSky asking for the questions you have about the Jazz.

Then, we’ll respond to as many as we can in that week’s Jazz mailbag in the Jazz Notes podcast.

Jazz Mailbag: Who Would Be Protected In Expansion Draft?

-Hypothetically, If NBA expansion was today, which 8 players on the Jazz would you protect?

-I know it was preseason, but Walker Kessler was awesome in that game, right?

— Jake The Lynx ( @jakethelynx.bsky.social ) October 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM

Question: Hypothetically, if NBA expansion were to occur today, which 8 players on the Jazz would you protect?

Answer: This is a good

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