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Mike Conley won ESPN’s H-O-R-S-E competition in the safety and comfort of his own indoor basketball gym. [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-players-return-teams-practice-facility-first-time-covid-19-outbreak"]Joe Ingles, meanwhile, had been itching for a chance to shoot a ball. But with the Zions Bank Basketball Campus closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the sharp-shooting lefty had no place to practice his jumper until he had a portable hoop set up in the backyard of his Salt Lake City home[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-players-return-teams-practice-facility-first-time-covid-19-outbreak"]Aaron Falk @ NBA.com[/URL]
Among Utah Jazz players, Ingles’ situation is far more common than Conley’s—just one reason Jazz officials were thrilled to allow players to enter the team’s practice facility Monday for the first time since the Coronavirus outbreak shut down the NBA on March 11. [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-players-return-teams-practice-facility-first-time-covid-19-outbreak"]Jazz officials confirmed “a handful of Utah Jazz players participated in voluntary, individual workouts” at the facility on Monday[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.nba.com/jazz/news/utah-jazz-players-return-teams-practice-facility-first-time-covid-19-outbreak"]Aaron Falk @ NBA.com[/URL]
Chris Mannix: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Several Jazz players participated in voluntary, individual workouts today at the teams practice facility,[/URL] per team. Workouts were in accordance with Utah Department of Health and NBA regulations.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/SIChrisMannix"]Twitter SIChrisMannix[/URL]
[URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-now-10-teams-back-voluntary-workouts-211824469--nba.html"]Besides the Heat, the other teams that have opened so far are Portland, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Denver, Atlanta, Indiana, Sacramento, Toronto and Utah.[/URL] More are expected in the coming days; among them, Orlando is close, and the Los Angeles Lakers are targeting Saturday.
– via [URL="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-now-10-teams-back-voluntary-workouts-211824469--nba.html"]TIM REYNOLDS @ Yahoo! Sports[/URL]
[URL]https://thejnotes.com/2020/05/13/what-if-utah-jazz-hayward-trade/[/URL]
[QUOTE]At the time, [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/simmobe01.html"]Ben Simmons[/URL] was looking very enticing as a potential franchise player. His passing skills and dexterity for his size drew comparisons to [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html"]LeBron James[/URL], although his jumper needed a lot of work.
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Horrible fit with Rudy
[QUOTE]The Jazz likely would have taken [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/johnsam01.html"]Amir Johnson[/URL] to make the salries work, and missed the 2015 playoffs from suddenly losing their best player.
The unprotected pick from the Brooklyn Nets ended up landing at third overall, which the Jazz probably would have used to pick [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/brownja02.html"]Jaylen Brown[/URL].
On draft night they tried their best to dangle the third and 12th overall picks, in addition to Dante Exum in an attempt to trade up and select either Ben Simmons or [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/ingrabr01.html"]Brandon Ingram[/URL].
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all but Simmons might have been nice
[QUOTE]They wanted a potential superstar to come out of this draft night, but they make due with Jaylen Brown and [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/princta02.html"]Taurean Prince[/URL]. Utah rolls into the 2016-17 season with a depth chart looking like this:
C Rudy Gobert, Amir Johnson
PF Derrick Favors, Trey Lyles
SF [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/inglejo01.html"]Joe Ingles[/URL], Taurean Prince
SG Rodney Hood, Jaylen Brown, Alec Burks
PG Dante Exum, [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/n/netora01.html"]Raul Neto[/URL]
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Amir or Prince or Lyles starting at the 4.
[QUOTE]In conclusion the Jazz probably wouldn’t be very far off from where they are today had they decided to trade Hayward for the Brooklyn Nets’ unprotected first round pick in 2016.
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who knows where they'd be but with Rudy still competitive at worst
[URL]https://thejnotes.com/2020/05/13/utah-jazz-nba-draft-paul-reed-better-fits/[/URL]
[QUOTE]Many questions surround the future of [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/goberru01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-"]Rudy Gobert[/URL], so it will be interesting to see if the Jazz do indeed decide to draft a big man in this year’s draft for insurance purposes. Regardless, Reed is someone that fits if Gobert is here or not.
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Be stupid not to with Gobert and Bradley free agents after next year
[QUOTE][h=3]Paul Reed[/h]Age: 20
Height: 6’9″
Weight: 220 lbs
Wingspan: N/A
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Need someone bigger unless he has incredible wig span. Already have undersized guys in Morgan and Brantley
Michigan State junior [URL="https://www.woodtv.com/sports/xavier-tillman-weighs-nba-draft-options/"]Xavier Tillman has entered his name into the upcoming NBA draft. But he has not hired an agent, so he could still return to school. With less than a month to decide, the Grand Rapids Christian High School graduate says he is still at the 50/50 mark,[/URL] which is where he was when he put his name in the draft.
– via [URL="https://www.woodtv.com/sports/xavier-tillman-weighs-nba-draft-options/"]woodtv.com[/URL]
The new reality we are all living has made the draft process considerably different than in past years. [URL="https://www.woodtv.com/sports/xavier-tillman-weighs-nba-draft-options/"]Since face-to-face meetings can’t happen right now, Tillman has been meeting with NBA teams through Zoom meetings. “I’ve had two so far with Utah and Detroit.[/URL] It’s all about these Zoom interviews and how well you perform in those. Answering the questions honestly is the biggest key for those teams because they know everything about you,” Tillman said. Being born and raised in Michigan, Tillman says the Pistons are a team that is on his list.
– via [URL="https://www.woodtv.com/sports/xavier-tillman-weighs-nba-draft-options/"]woodtv.com[/URL]
[URL]https://thejnotes.com/2020/05/14/utah-jazz-pursue-derrick-white/[/URL]
[QUOTE]One of the burning questions of the future for the Utah Jazz is their presumptive point guard of the future.
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It is? Mitchell :facepalm
[QUOTE]They could throw their best trade package with [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bradlto01.html"]Tony Bradley[/URL] plus future draft picks and acquire White mid-season
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yeah they need to get even smaller! :lol
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Georges acknowledged that having the season shut down “was really tough for a lot of us.”[/URL] The dual-whammy of no basketball and not being able to go out in society as normal meant that, “Mentally, a lot of us felt trapped.” Said he’s started to feel better over the past 3 weeks.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Eric Walden: Also, [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Georges estimated he’d need 2-3 weeks of working out to get back in game shape (“Other guys will need longer because my workout regimen is a lot harder”) and 2-3 weeks of team activities for the Jazz to be fully ready to cohesively return to game action[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Sarah Todd: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Georges Niang has been working out at the Jazz practice facility over the last five days. He said that it’s been a great but a real adjustment with all the restrictions[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/NBASarah"]Twitter NBASarah[/URL]
Sarah Todd: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]At the Jazz practice facility, Niang called the person working out with him and following him around a “hygiene czar”.[/URL] Said that they are wiping down anything that his body touches and sanitizing constantly during the workouts.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/NBASarah"]Twitter NBASarah[/URL]
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Georges Niang said he’s trying not to get too far ahead of himself in terms of the possibility of the season resuming, but that he’s “thrilled” and everyone he’s talked to is excited about it,[/URL] provided they can keep people safe. Said no one wants unfinished business.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
[URL]https://thejnotes.com/2020/05/15/utah-jazz-advantage-season-finish/[/URL]
[QUOTE]The decision regarding [URL="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/goberru01.html"]Rudy Gobert[/URL] and [URL="https://hoopshabit.com/2020/04/24/utah-jazz-rudy-gobert-supermax/"]his eligibility for the supermax extension[/URL] will be much harder for Jazz brass to make given that there might be no closure for this season. The Jazz don’t know for sure if Gobert can carry the Jazz farther than the second round of the playoffs.
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what they do know is they suck without him
[QUOTE]As for the Jazz, they have six games left to hit their 70 game mark. The double-header with the Lakers will be a big challenge, but the games against the Timberwolves, Grizzlies, and Pelicans are more forgiving.
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who knows what 6 games they would play if any
[QUOTE]Even if the Jazz don’t end up catching the Nuggets in this hypothetical finish to the NBA regular season, they will still get a good look at the Oklahoma City Thunder and Los Angeles Lakers, who figure to be very likely playoff opponents.
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maybe they don't even make the playoffs? who knows if they take 8 teams. Be better off in the lottery at this point anyway.
[QUOTE]In other words, what I’m saying is the Jazz may be [URL="https://www.slcdunk.com/the-downbeat-latest-jazz-news/2020/5/2/21245414/if-the-nba-playoffs-ever-return-the-utah-jazz-could-be-a-dark-horse-contender-rudy-gobert"]the NBA’s Cinderella team[/URL] of the 2020 abbreviated playoffs.
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You weren't paying attention this year and Ingles isn't even playing at the moment
[URL]https://thejnotes.com/2020/05/16/utah-jazz-repurcussion-hiatus/2/[/URL]
[QUOTE]My hope is that Gobert realizes how much he would help the front office by taking a deal that is still a max contract, but not quite the supermax.
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that would be my guess assuming the rumors of them trading him and tanking aren't true. Can still pay him more than anyone else and a lot less than super max
[QUOTE]In other words there’s a good chance these guys are getting overpaid just at the decline of their careers and the decline of the salary cap, which will make it awfully hard for the Jazz front office to have any wiggle room with making the team any better.
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they are all worth the money with the cap where it was except for Conley and he is expiring after next year. Now things have been changed obviously. Bojan has 3 more years which who knows where he will be than
[QUOTE]Joe Ingles was intended to be the sixth man this season, but floundered in that role with his buddy Derrick Favors being gone in New Orleans. He plays much better as a starter and alongside Rudy Gobert.
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Ingles plays much better around good players. He was fine once they changed up the bench. Bradley is even better in pick and roll than Gobert
[QUOTE]Factor in Donovan Mitchell’s minutes he plays at the 1 (49 percent of his minutes this season), and also Jordan Clarkson (assuming he returns), and there’s not a regular spot in the rotation for Mudiay.
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Him or Clarkson will be gone maybe both. He could be a 6th man and lots cheaper. Need a starting 4 more than anything
[QUOTE]When the Jazz cashed in their chips to bring in Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic in the same summer, they were really setting themselves up to have their best shot at winning a championship in a two year window.
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with 6 rookies and no starting 4. Typical Jazz. Lots of talk
[QUOTE]NBA Central: “He only had really one job. And that was to just score. And he did that at an amazing, amazing rate. But I don’t feel like his way of winning then would translate to what it is now. Guys wouldn’t want to play with him.” -Channing Frye on Michael Jordan (NBC Sports North West). Evan Fournier: @channingfrye bro you bugging for real. Lol. [URL="https://*********.com/social/tweets/"]Channing Frye: Boris Biaw is the best French player of all time. Evan Fournier: Lol na you aint getting away from that statement with this s—[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/EvanFourmizz"]Twitter EvanFourmizz[/URL]
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No French player has carried a team like Rudy :bowdown:
Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang told reporters a few days ago that every NBA player he has spoken to since the season went on hiatus is eager for games to start up again, for the schedule to be completed and a champion to be crowned. In the same conversation, [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/05/17/utah-jazzs-george-niang/"]Niang gave some intriguing insight into how he is preparing to return to action should the season indeed be restarted[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/05/17/utah-jazzs-george-niang/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]
On May 8, the league granted teams the ability to reopen their practice facilities to players for individual, voluntary workouts, [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/05/17/utah-jazzs-george-niang/"]provided that the locale in which those facilities are situated have correspondingly eased stay-at-home restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/05/17/utah-jazzs-george-niang/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]
[URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/05/17/utah-jazzs-george-niang/"]“The guy that is on our training staff has to be in full [personal protective equipment] — whether that’s a mask, gloves; I know he’s carrying around a spray bottle and a towel,” Niang said.[/URL] “So, basically every step that I take or wherever I go, that place is getting sprayed down.”
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/05/17/utah-jazzs-george-niang/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]
Even if we’re still weeks away from an official comeback plan for resuming the season being officially announced, the simple process of hearing that practice facilities would be reopening meant a lot to Jazz players craving some semblance of routine. “Once you started hearing, ‘May 1st, the facility is going to open,’ and then it moved to May 8th, then it was May 11th and … the timeline has been the best thing. Guys just have been prepared to have a timeline for their life,” Niang said. [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/05/17/utah-jazzs-george-niang/"]“The season, it’s from one month to another month, the offseason is another month to another month, and I think guys are just excited that we’re kind of get some dates and some months nailed down to where we can finally feel like we can get back to somewhat of a normal [existence].”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2020/05/17/utah-jazzs-george-niang/"]Salt Lake Tribune[/URL]
[QUOTE]Jonathan Feigen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Highlights of NBA Inside Stuff reunion so far. Clyde Drexler forced by David Robinson to admit he brought 2 left shoes to a Dream team practice. And John Stockton when asked if any current player is like him. After others all said ‘no,’ Stockton said there is one. Antetokounmpo[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen"]Twitter Jonathan_Feigen[/URL]
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:lol
Steve Luhm: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Talking to Stockton, I once suggested the Bulls were the better team in ‘97 and the Jazz were the better team in ‘98. I’ll always remember his response: “I think we were better both years.”[/URL] Typical Stockton.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/sluhm"]Twitter sluhm[/URL]
In the late stages of Game 1 of the 1997 NBA Finals, Utah Jazz big man Karl Malone was at the free throw line attempting to help his team steal a win. The game was tied at 82 with 9.2 seconds remaining when Malone went to the charity stripe, but he ended up missing both free throws thanks to one classic line from Pippen. “I had my brother in town, my brother was a postman,” Pippen said on ESPN. [URL="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/scottie-pippen-recalls-karl-malone-trash-talking-incident-that-helped-bulls-beat-jazz-in-1997-nba-finals/"]Karl Malone was at the free throw line and the game is on the line. I was pretty good friends with Karl actually so I just walked by him and said ‘the Mailman don’t deliver on Sunday.’ To this day, I think that’s the greatest line in basketball[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/scottie-pippen-recalls-karl-malone-trash-talking-incident-that-helped-bulls-beat-jazz-in-1997-nba-finals/"]CBSSports.com[/URL]
At the end of the broadcast, the guys were showing their appreciation for one another as they were saying goodbye. Malone asked the players one thing at the end. [URL="https://kslsports.com/434398/karl-malone-asked-nba-legends-to-pray-for-jazz-head-coach-jerry-sloan/"]“I need to say this because I know that (John) Stockton and I have been talking a lot recently,” Malone stated. “Coach (Jerry) Sloan is not doing well, so I want you guys to pray for coach Sloan[/URL].
– via [URL="https://kslsports.com/434398/karl-malone-asked-nba-legends-to-pray-for-jazz-head-coach-jerry-sloan/"]KSL Sports[/URL]
[URL]https://thejnotes.com/2020/05/17/dante-exum-biggest-bust-utah-jazz-history/[/URL]
Larry Knight didn't even make the team! :facepalm
[QUOTE]Adrian Wojnarowski: Utah Jazz F Bojan Bogdanovic is undergoing season-ending surgery on his right wrist, sources tell ESPN. Full recovery expected for start of 2020-21 season. He’s averaged 20 points per game for Jazz, fourth-seed in West. – via Twitter wojespn
This rumor is part of a storyline: 8 more rumors
Adrian Wojnarowski: Bogdanovic injured wrist in January and played in pain throughout season. The discomfort/injury emerged again during shutdown, sources said. Decision for surgery makes sense to protect him and franchise for long-term. He signed a four-year, $73M deal last summer. – via Twitter wojespn[/QUOTE]
why now and not months ago? I guess he couldn't have elective surgery before? :(
Shams Charania: Sources: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Knicks are finalizing hiring Jazz VP of Player Personnel Walt Perrin as assistant general manager as they reshuffle front office under Leon Rose.[/URL] Perrin is a well-respected executive who has worked in Jazz organization for 19 years.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania"]Twitter ShamsCharania[/URL]
Ian Begley: Knicks are expected to hire Jazz VP of Player Personnel Walt Perrin as assistant GM, per league sources. [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]In addition to Perrin, Knicks president Leon Rose has added Brock Aller in a VP role and retained Scott Perry as general manager.[/URL] The Athletic first reported the Perrin hire.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/IanBegley"]Twitter IanBegley[/URL]
Sarah Todd: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bojan will have surgery tomorrow in New York.[/URL] He has been in Utah during the hiatus.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/NBASarah"]Twitter NBASarah[/URL]
Eric Walden: Jazz say Bojan [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bogdanovic injured a ligmament sometime in 2019 and has been getting periodic check-ups from doctors ever since.[/URL] He will undergo surgery tomorrow morning in New York.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bojan Bogdanovic originally injured his wrist in a late November game, League Sources tell The Athletic. Bogdanovic then had an MRI and chose to play through the pain.[/URL] He aggravated the original injury at various points through the season
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
[QUOTE]Tony Jones: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]The Jazz won’t immediate search for a replacement for Walt Perrin,[/URL] League Sources tell The Athletic. They will divide his responsibility up in house
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba"]Twitter Tjonesonthenba[/URL]
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kind of figured with all the gm's they have. He's been running the draft workouts for a long time though
[URL]https://*********.com/2020/04/22/rudy-gobert-trade-options/[/URL]
[QUOTE]The Knicks could be looking to trade their young players and future picks for an established All-Star like Gobert. With no player seemingly safe under the new Knicks front office, they could offer a package that includes Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson, and a future first-round pick for Gobert. The Jazz get their center of the future in Robinson who, like Gobert, came into the league very raw but with attributes that suggested elite defensive potential. They also get a viable power forward in Randle who could be a great small-ball center.
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Robinson would make some sense
[URL]https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/18/21262574/report-utah-jazz-forward-bojan-bogdanovic-season-ending-surgery[/URL]
[QUOTE]With Bogdanovic sidelined and Ingles becoming a mainstay with the starting five, the Jazz would have few options off the bench at the forward position, leading to increased minutes and responsibility for both reserve Niang, and starting man Royce O’Neale.
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Ingles would start and Mudiay would be next in line if there is any regular season. Playoffs the rotation is shortened anyway
[URL]https://www.slcdunk.com/nba-offseason/2020/5/18/21254948/utah-jazz-covid19-rudy-gobert-donovan-mitchell-revenue-nba-offseason[/URL]
[QUOTE]If the league is forced to play a 2020-21 season without fans they could see up to a 40% reduction in revenue. Such a hit could cost Utah at least $116.8M in revenue. If Utah made only 60% of their estimated revenue of their 2018-2019 season, they would only bring in $175 million for the entire season. The Jazz are already on the hook for $117 million in payroll alone next season for 12 players. If they were to re-sign [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/246165/jordan-clarkson"]Jordan Clarkson[/URL] on a deal similar to his current contract, Utah would be at about $130M in salary. That’s before we account for a 1st round pick ($1.9) and a potential Mid Level Exception ($6M).
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starting 4 and better D without losing spacing on offense should be the goal
[QUOTE]Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell say they have buried the hatchet and are looking at competing when they get back on the court. That’s awesome. But the bill is about to come due. Utah may have to split up their team. It won’t be due to drama in the locker room. It will be Utah trying to balance the books. This is not another Utah has to trade either Rudy Gobert or Donovan Mitchell piece. This is about Utah having to move their expensive contracts regardless of the name attached to them. Those players would include [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/300202/bojan-bogdanovic"]Bojan Bogdanovic[/URL], [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/297144/mike-conley"]Mike Conley[/URL], Rudy Gobert, and Joe Ingles. If Utah does have to shed salary, I doubt they want to repeat the [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/295612/paul-millsap"]Paul Millsap[/URL] and [URL="https://www.sbnation.com/nba/players/296456/al-jefferson"]Al Jefferson[/URL] offseason where they let both walk away for nothing.
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Wasn't nothing. Cap space
[QUOTE]Andy Larsen: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bojan Bogdanovic’s wrist surgery in NYC this morning was successful, team says. The injury occurred in 2019, Jazz say[/URL]. “Bogdanović will begin his rehabilitation at the appropriate time and will remain out indefinitely. Further updates will be provided as needed.”
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/andyblarsen"]Twitter andyblarsen[/URL]
Sarah Todd: Re: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Bogdanovic surgery and recovery timetable, He’s looking at roughtly 4-6 months says orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute David Clark Hay, MD[/URL]. Because it was his shooting hand and he is a regular outside shooter, there is concern about lingering tightness
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/NBASarah"]Twitter NBASarah[/URL][/QUOTE]
If he'd had the surgery when they first stopped playing he'd have been back possibly for a possible return of this season :rant
Tim Reynolds: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Mike Conley of the Utah Jazz announced today that he has donated a total of $200,000 to five communities in Utah, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and Arkansas to assist with the coronavirus response. It’ll go toward addressing food insecurity, homelessness and remote learning needs[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ByTimReynolds"]Twitter ByTimReynolds[/URL]
Eric Walden: Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley, to the media on a Zoom call, on why he made his $200K donation now: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]“Immediately, my knee-jerk reaction was to do something right away,” but he wanted to research where his money could ultimately provide the most help[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/tribjazz"]Twitter tribjazz[/URL]
Michael Gallagher: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Chris Paul said he’s producing a show about players telling their stories from the day the NBA suspended its season (via The Daily Show)[/URL]. The Jazz were in OKC that night, so should be good stuff.
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/MikeSGallagher"]Twitter MikeSGallagher[/URL]
Tim Reynolds: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]A small step toward normal again in Utah: The Jazz Team Store will mark its public re-opening at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Saturday[/URL].
– via [URL="https://twitter.com/ByTimReynolds"]Twitter ByTimReynolds[/URL]
Renata Burigatto received a text message from her husband, NBA referee Mark Lindsay, 30 minutes after the scheduled tip-off of the game he was assigned to officiate between the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder on March 11. [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/05/20/referee-mark-lindsay-jazz-thunder-game-wife-doctor-coronavirus/5229714002/"]“I texted him, ‘Oh no, you OK? Did you get hurt?” Burigatto told USA TODAY Sports. “He replied, ‘No, they stopped the game and are going to test us for the coronavirus.’ ”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/05/20/referee-mark-lindsay-jazz-thunder-game-wife-doctor-coronavirus/5229714002/"]USA Today Sports[/URL]
That began a stressful 12 hours for the couple, who were already operating under great stress because Burigatto is a frontline COVID-19 doctor specializing in acute in-patient care at Penn Medicine’s Chester County (Pennsylvania) Hospital. [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/05/20/referee-mark-lindsay-jazz-thunder-game-wife-doctor-coronavirus/5229714002/"]“It was a very powerful night for us both on a personal and professional level,” Burigatto said. “I very busy in the hospital, working seven days in a row, 13 hours a day.[/URL] Trying [to] balance that with trying to convey safety was challenging. We also have three young children at home. We were trying to keep them safe and consider whether we were going to keep them in school at that time. There was a little of uncertainty and there was a lot of anxiety about what choices we were going to make to keep all of safe.”
– via [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/05/20/referee-mark-lindsay-jazz-thunder-game-wife-doctor-coronavirus/5229714002/"]USA Today Sports[/URL]
In their own way, Lindsay and Burigatto are at the heart of COVID-19 – Lindsay being on the court when the Thunder team doctor ran on the court to inform referees of the unfolding situation of a player testing positive and the idea that other players could be infected and Burigatto caring for patients on the East Coast. [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/05/20/referee-mark-lindsay-jazz-thunder-game-wife-doctor-coronavirus/5229714002/"]“The anxiety of her or one of us becoming infected is very real,” Lindsay said. “That thought is never too far from my mind especially when she’s at the hospital. We experience that anxiety, isolation and uncertainty.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/05/20/referee-mark-lindsay-jazz-thunder-game-wife-doctor-coronavirus/5229714002/"]USA Today Sports[/URL]
[QUOTE][URL="https://au.sports.yahoo.com/nba-eyes-orlando-ingles-may-not-play-204725282--spt.html"]Ingles, a key member of the Utah Jazz who sit in fourth place in the Western Conference, has said he is prepared to “walk away, fly to Australia and never play another game in my life and be very content with it” to protect his family from the virus.[/URL] His wife, Australian netball great Renae Ingles, is expecting their third child and four-year-old son Jacob has autism and a weakened immune system.
– via [URL="https://au.sports.yahoo.com/nba-eyes-orlando-ingles-may-not-play-204725282--spt.html"]Peter Mitchell @ Yahoo! Sports[/URL]
Ingles will take a wait-and-see approach to playing games if the season does start. “It’s not worth it,” Ingles, discussing practice at the Jazz facility, told Utah radio station 1280 The Zone last week. “I have a gym, I have everything I can do. [URL="https://au.sports.yahoo.com/nba-eyes-orlando-ingles-may-not-play-204725282--spt.html"]As for basketball, it’s a bit more difficult, but I think that as we go ahead and find out more information about it, it will be easier to make a decision. But I am in no way willing to risk my children, and Renae, and everything else, to go play basketball.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://au.sports.yahoo.com/nba-eyes-orlando-ingles-may-not-play-204725282--spt.html"]Peter Mitchell @ Yahoo! Sports[/URL][/QUOTE]
Start Clarkson?
[QUOTE]Quin Snyder talked about how things unfolded from a coaching perspective after the team came back from Oklahoma City on March 12, the day after Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus and the NBA suspended its season. [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/21/21265496/jazz-head-coach-quin-snyder-film-sessions-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-ingles-podcast-nba-utah"]Rather than go ahead with things like it was business as usual, Snyder felt the gravity of the situation and wanted to take a break from basketball and let the team process what was happening, not only in the NBA, but in the world[/URL].
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/21/21265496/jazz-head-coach-quin-snyder-film-sessions-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-ingles-podcast-nba-utah"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]
[URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/21/21265496/jazz-head-coach-quin-snyder-film-sessions-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-ingles-podcast-nba-utah"]“When we got back from Oklahoma, it was a time where there was so much uncertainty and anxiety and everything,” Snyder said. “I didn’t want to think about basketball and I didn’t want anybody else to think about it either.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/21/21265496/jazz-head-coach-quin-snyder-film-sessions-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-ingles-podcast-nba-utah"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL]
With the possibility of basketball and the NBA playoffs on the horizon, losing the sharp-shooting and 20.2 points per game of Bogdanovic is a huge blow to the Jazz, but [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/21/21265496/jazz-head-coach-quin-snyder-film-sessions-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-ingles-podcast-nba-utah"]Ingles said he’s confident that everyone will step up and joked that maybe he’d get a couple extra shots with Bogdanovic on the sidelines. “We’ve obviously got a very deep team,” Ingles said. “It’s not all on one person. Maybe bits and pieces of our minutes go up a little bit, but overall I think it’ll be a team effort.”[/URL]
– via [URL="https://www.deseret.com/sports/2020/5/21/21265496/jazz-head-coach-quin-snyder-film-sessions-coronavirus-pandemic-joe-ingles-podcast-nba-utah"]Sarah Todd @ deseret.com[/URL][/QUOTE]
hardly deep. Might be starting 3 guards and have 5 of 8 rotation players under 6'5
Joe Ingles: [URL="https://*********.com/social/tweets/"]For context, I said this over 2 months ago when we knew nothing about the virus & what it could do. I know the Jazz/NBA would only have us play if they were confident that everyone’s health has been put first. When it’s safe to go back and play, I will not let my teammates down![/URL]
[QUOTE][URL="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1062294/nikola-mirotic-on-returning-to-europe-a-step-forward-in-my-career/"]Mirotic confirmed that he had a three-year offer on his hands by the Utah Jazz. He was actually about to interrupt his vacations in Greece in order to attend a meeting with the club to sign the deal[/URL] but didn’t board the plane at the very last minute since he came to the final decision that he doesn’t want to be in the NBA anymore.
– via [URL="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1062294/nikola-mirotic-on-returning-to-europe-a-step-forward-in-my-career/"]EuroHoops.net[/URL]
“I wanted to spend free agency while on vacation in Greece with my family. Utah wanted to have a meeting on June 30 to sign me as the first player in free agency,” Mirotic said. “They offered me three years guaranteed, a great contract. I spoke to my wife and she told me to take what made me happy. I took a ticket for two days, a round trip, and I left. [URL="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1062294/nikola-mirotic-on-returning-to-europe-a-step-forward-in-my-career/"]I was waiting at the gate of the Thessaloniki airport when I started to think: ‘What do I do at the airport? Why am I not with my family? The NBA?’. I said to myself: ‘Don’t do it Niko. If you go, you will sign.’ I left the airport and went back to the hotel.[/URL] I told my agent that I wasn’t going to catch the flight and to apologize to Utah for not attending the meeting. “I’m going to take another path, I don’t want to continue in the NBA.”
– via [URL="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1062294/nikola-mirotic-on-returning-to-europe-a-step-forward-in-my-career/"]EuroHoops.net[/URL]
“There are people who want to be in the NBA, even if they don’t play. But [URL="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1062294/nikola-mirotic-on-returning-to-europe-a-step-forward-in-my-career/"]basketball in Europe is of a high level, the EuroLeague is becoming more competitive, the Liga Endesa is being tremendously strong and, for me, this is a step forward in my career. Now, I have to prove something again,” Mirotic said[/URL] in a video interview for Sergiobasket Vlogs.
– via [URL="https://www.eurohoops.net/en/euroleague/1062294/nikola-mirotic-on-returning-to-europe-a-step-forward-in-my-career/"]EuroHoops.net[/URL][/QUOTE]
I originally thought they dodged a bullet there but with their hole at the 4 and lack of size he might have actually been a better fit than Bojan
Eric Woodyard: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz star Rudy Gobert to ESPN on loss of Jerry Sloan: “It’s a big loss for our community and the basketball world but his legacy lives on forever.”[/URL]
[QUOTE][URL="http://twitter.com/AlexEnglish_2/status/1263864435854229511"]Alex English: I had an opportunity to play for the Utah Jazz under Jerry Sloan my last NBA season. I opted to go play with the Dallas Mavericks. That was one of the biggest mistakes of my NBA career.[/URL] I admired Sloan as a player and Coach.
– via [URL="http://twitter.com/AlexEnglish_2/status/1263864435854229511"]Twitter[/URL]
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didn't know that
[URL]https://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/258268/Basketballs-Grandest-Ballad-The-Utah-Jazz[/URL]
[QUOTE]The saddest ballad in all of jazz comes out of Salt Lake City. In 1988, surging with the nascent, still pretty raw potential of the pairing of a young John Stockton (26) with a young Karl Malone (24), the city’s ironically titled basketball team pushed the soon-to-be NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers to seven games in a playoff series. It was reasonably assumed, the following season, that the Jazz were title contenders as the dynamic between one of the game’s best ever point guards and one of its best ever finishers sharpened, and both were anchored by a nimble 7-foot-4 Defensive Player of the Year, Mark Eaton. Instead, in what was both an early flash of the future of basketball and a harbinger of more than a decade of indignities to come, the Jazz were swept out of the first round of the 1989 playoffs by Don Nelson’s Golden State Warriors, who had Eaton running all over the place, struggling to keep up with a barrage of small, quick three-guard lineups.
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why would Eaton struggle being so nimble and all? :roll:
Eric Walden: [URL="https://*********.com/social/"]Jazz training staff being honored with Thunder for how they responded to the COVID-19 situation on March 11 in OKC[/URL].