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Not only did the Jazz drop to No. 5 in the draft order, the Dallas Mavericks landed the No. 1 pick (after having only a 1.8% chance to do so), the San Antonio Spurs snagged the No. 2 pick, the Philadelphia 76ers nabbed the No. 3 pick and the Charlotte Hornets got the No. 4 pick.
Ashley Smith isn't just the husband of Utah Jazz majority owner Ryan Smith. No, she's a co-owner too, and she was chosen to be the team's representative at the 2025 NBA Draft lottery as the franchise hopes to have the No. 1 overall pick.
After the worst season in franchise history, the Utah Jazz know where they’ll pick in this summer’s NBA draft.
Jazz fans were justifiably furious at the lottery's final results. The scapegoat in question after the Jazz rewarded the fifth overall pick was the Boston Celtics' former President of Basketball Operations, Danny Ainge. Many Jazz fans took to their X accounts to express their displeasure with the former Celtics executive.
Dan Roberts is reflecting on his time as the public address announcer for the Utah Jazz after his last season.
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Before any bulk of the Utah Jazz 's offseason action takes place over the summer, the team opted to make a major move on their sidelines by inking head coach Will Hardy to a new six-year extension that keeps him in town until 2031.
Yeah, every once in a blue moon someone gets a few bits of fortuity, like, say, Utah Hockey Club in its recent lottery position in the NHL draft, moving up 10 spots to the fourth overall pick, leaning heavily on fractional odds. It can happen, but don’t get your hopes up. it usually doesn’t.
The former All-Star played in just 47 games and the team was fined by the league for their handling of Markkanen and the injury report.