Kennard is shooting better lately and even if he’s still not playing as much as he did last season, that’s trending the other way now with 29 or more minutes in four straight games. We love his ability to be efficient, too; how about 18 points on Thursday despite taking just nine shots? The way things are going, don’t be shocked if a contender tries to pry Kennard from Memphis at the trade deadline.

Has the next great Italian player emerged in Fontecchio? Before a poor shooting effort on Friday, he had scored at least 12 points with two steals in three straight games, flirting with a double-double in each contest while seeing his PT consistently rise as the season has progressed. Fontecchio, who has been getting more starts lately, is doing a better job of getting to the line as a sophomore, and if he can regularly attempt six freebies like he did last Saturday, his offense will really take off.

However, with Utah currently riddled with injuries, his PT has been on the rise and he’s delivered, scoring a game-high and season-best 27 points on Thursday. These kind of scoring outbursts have become rare for Olynyk and he’s struggled to get to the line as often as the season has progressed, but all of sudden he’s flashing passing skills like we’ve never seen from him before (six assists per game this month). He’s putting himself in position to be a trade target at the deadline, and the Jazz will want to maximize the return, so expect his minutes to remain steady.