Jazz may have found their next star point guard in Keyonte George

Keyonte George’s hot start continued Monday night when his Utah Jazz beat the Boston Celtics, 105-103. Even if the game-winning basket happened after he missed a shot. George scored a season-high 31 points in the win, which took the Jazz to 3-4 on the season. The 21-year-old added four assists and committed a season-low one turnover in 38 minutes. The Jazz were so confident in George that they gave him the ball with the game tied at 103 in the final seconds. George missed, but the defensive attention gave Jusuf Nurkic the chance to get the offensive rebound and game-winning putback. George struggled during his first two seasons after the Jazz drafted him with the No. 16 pick in the 2023 draft. He shot only 39.1% each season, going 33.4% and 34.3% from behind the arc. George was primarily a scoring point guard, averaging only 4.4 and 5.6 assists per game against 2.5 and 2.7 turnovers. But in 2025-26, George has emerged as a playmaker. He’s dished 8.1 assists per game, including 10 dimes in Lauri Markkanen’s 5Read More