Sunday marks the first time Jaden Springer could play against the Philadelphia 76ers as a member of the Utah Jazz. However, Springer’s availability is up in the

Kelly Olynyk scored a season-high 26 points and had nine rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans used a 15-0 fourth-quarter run to defeat the Utah Jazz.

Utah has spent the first two years of its roster reconstruction falling to the tail end of the NBA lottery, obtaining the ninth-best lottery odds in back-to-back years and grabbing the ninth and tenth picks in subsequent drafts. Their fruits have underwhelmed to this point.

In a major collision with even larger NBA Draft Lottery Implications, the Utah Jazz fell to the visiting New Orleans Pelicans with a final score of 128-121. Kelly Olynyk was huge in his return to Utah.

New Orleans Pelicans (16-44, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (15-44, 15th in the Western Conference) Salt Lake City; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Trey Murphy III and the New ...

Juzang 3-9 1-1 8, Martin 2-4 0-0 5, Filipowski 5-12 0-1 12, Collier 3-8 5-5 11, Sensabaugh 9-18 0-0 21, Williams 2-4 0-0 5, Tshiebwe 8-9 0-0 16, Potter 3-7 0-0 8, George 9-21 5-6 28, Springer 2-4 2-4 7. Totals 46-96 13-17 121.

The former first-round pick has now earned a standard NBA contract with the Jazz, which was first reported by ESPN's Shams Charania on Sunday afternoon. Springer has proven he's worth keeping on the roster longer-term, especially given he's only 22 years old.

Here's why the former Pelicans big man mentioned the Saints as a reason the Duke star shouldn't play in New Orleans.

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Olynyk 10-14 3-5 26, Williamson 11-18 2-3 24, Missi 4-6 0-0 8, McCollum 10-18 0-0 25, Murphy III 8-20 1-1 20, Matkovic 3-5 0-2 6, Brown 3-6 1-2 8, Alvarado 1-7 0-0 3, Hawkins 3-8 0-0 8. Totals 53 ...

Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_New Orleans 48 (Olynyk 9), Utah 41 (Tshiebwe 13). Assists_New Orleans 35 (Williamson 9), Utah 35 (Collier 8). Total Fouls_New Orleans 15, Utah 14. A_18,175 (18,206 ...