I still don't understand why the team is named the Jazz. I thought that would be a team from NOLA. Why didn't they change the name? I guess the LA lakers did the same thing.
That is a good question but the Jazz were originally the New Orleans Jazz so that made sense I don't think the NBA has much history in letting teams change names.
I figure that marketing the team would be easier if the name could be changed. When you say "small market," what does that mean? Are there any other teams nearby to compete with them for fans? I figure Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana would all support the Jazz.
I am not sure what the cut off for fan size would be for it to be a small market team.  Even if everyone in Utah/Idaho/Wyoming was a Jazz fan I don't think they would come close to the LA or NY size fan base.
True. It looks like Oklahoma City and Indiana have about the same franchise value.
Isn't it crazy, even a small market has a value of over 1 billion dollars.
I guess the merchandise, TV rights, image rights, and the limited number of franchises creates a monopoly situation. I guess there is the G league for new teams, but they are not worth much. 
I am not sure the G league teams will ever be worth much I know they are affiliated with NBA teams but I think most are also owned by the NBA team as well.
It's the minor league, but I don't know how many players make the transition from G to regular league.
not many but I think that with the new 2 way contracts more people will get a shot.