Favale described the Jazz's season as "desparation," simply due to the means of which they've stooped in order to maximize their tanking efforts ahead of this summer's draft lottery.

In one possession, Russell Westbrook passed a couple of NBA legends Friday night in the Denver Nuggets' 129-93 victory over the Utah Jazz, moving past Oscar Robertson for No. 8 all-time in assists and Kobe Bryant for No.

For the NBA, a no-trade clause has been quite rare. Here is a look at 10 NBA players in history that had an NTC included in their contracts.

Coming into the game, Westbrook had totaled 9,885 career assists since joining the NBA in 2008. This was good for No. 9 on the all-time regular season assists leaders, trailing Cincinnati Royals legend Oscar Robertson (9,887) for No. 8.

In his postgame availability on Tuesday, Hardy expressed frustration and disappointment with the young players’ effort and approach.