Utah isn't the first NBA franchise to bottom out over the years. What do other tanking runs tell us about the Jazz's?

Former Wisconsin center Steven Crowl returned to the Utah Jazz's NBA Summer League rotation on Friday. After sitting out during the team's Wednesday win over the Washington Wizards, Crowl got 14 minutes of action during Friday's 105-92 defeat at the hands of the Chicago Bulls.

Following the events of summer league, NBC Sports' Kurt Hielin stacked up some early power rankings from 1-30 around the NBA, where for the Jazz, things weren't too optimistic–– as Utah found themselves rated dead last as the 30th-ranked team in a tier labeled "Dreaming of Lottery Luck (already)."

According to ESPN, it “is not Utah's intention” to trade Markkanen, in spite of their forward-looking moves this offseason. “It would be too much to describe Markkanen as untouchable, but the Jazz still project the All-Star forward as a key player in their future core,” ESPN's insiders wrote.

According to NBA insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN, the Utah Jazz don’t want to trade Lauri Markkanen. The Jazz, who have parted ways with John Collins, Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson this offseason, view Markkanen as a core piece.

Utah is on a three-game win streak for the first time this season. The Jazz have won six of eight games, by far their best stretch of the season. They are scoring.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz head coach Will Hardy has a chat with Utah center Walker Kessler (24), guard Jordan Clarkson (00) forward Lauri Markkanen (23), in NBA between the ...

The Utah Jazz have displayed a commitment to tanking and building upon their draft reserves before beginning their rebuild. With players like Walker Kessler gaining more interest on the trade market,