Keyonte George (illness) upgraded to available

George sprained his right ankle during Sunday’s loss to the Timberwolves and did not return. His absence means the Jazz will have to rely more on Darryn Peterson and Isaiah Collier.

George sprained his right ankle early in the third quarter and has since returned to the locker room. With their starting point guard done for the night, the Jazz will rely more on Isaiah Collier and Darryn Peterson.

George is now questionable after not appearing on Utah’s initial injury report. If he can’t play, Isaiah Collier and Darryn Peterson stand to gain the most in playmaking responsibilities.

Some of the shots went to Darryn Peterson in this one which is why Keyonte didn’t have as many shot attempts. He currently has a 30% usage on the season which is bound to come down a little bit. He will still have a high usage but a 30% usage is not sustainable. There is still room for improvement since his free throw percentage is down 12% from last season, and his 3PT% is down 5%.

Keyonte had a bad couple of games but bounced back in a major way. The Jazz continue to run their offense around Keyonte George, and it’s been putting up fantasy numbers. He hasn’t put up the same number of numbers as last year, but he’s still leading the team in points and assists. He was one of the only players in this game that could shoot efficiently. It’s a nice development for where he started with his efficiency when he started his career.

Peterson has scored in double figures in each of Utah’s last three games. Against the Trail Blazers, he wasn’t at his best, committing three turnovers, but the rookie guard still finished with a full stat line. Peterson played the entire fourth quarter, sharing the court with Keyonte George (8/3/4/1) for seven minutes and Isaiah Collier (8/1/4/2) for the other five. According to Cleaning the Glass, Peterson has played 90% of his minutes at shooting guard thus far. That split appears unlikely to change anytime soon, which may lower his fantasy ceiling.

Keyonte had a lot on his shoulders with the injuries to Jaren Jackson and Lauri Markkanen. He was the go to guy and helped keep the Jazz in the game. He was one of three people on the team to play more than thirty minutes in the loss. If you have Keyonte George in redraft leagues, it will be worth paying attention to how many points he’s scoring in case there is a sell-high window due the injuries and with Darryn continuing to get better.

Josh Green will start in place of Lauri Markkanen tonight who is out with a wrist injury, and Jaxson Hayes will return to the starting lineup for the injured Jaren Jackson Jr. Green and Hayes can be used as streamers but neither will be factors in most redraft leagues. Look for Darryn and Ace to pick up the scoring in this game.

It wasn’t enough to get the win, but George was the most productive scorer in this game. Both Lauri Markkanen (wrist) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) exited early, which meant more offensive responsibility for George. If either, or both, misses time moving forward, George’s usage will continue to skyrocket. He has been excellent to start the year and will look to stay hot against the Spurs on Wednesday.

Lakers star Luka Dončić stole the show on Sunday, but George had a good day in his own right. The Jazz point guard finished one rebound shy of his first triple-double. George committed six turnovers, but the overall production helped compensate for that. He’s now dished out 10 assists in consecutive games, the first time George has done that since October 24-27, 2025.