Utah Jazz, NBA and the summer league
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By recently parting ways with three of their more productive players, it’s no mystery what the Jazz hope to achieve.
Through the past two games of the Utah Jazz's summer league action, it's been two outings without fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey being in the fold, as he's dealt with a hip injury to sideline him vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder,
The Utah Jazz have been called home by a number of NBA legends and great players throughout their 51 seasons in the Association. This list highlights the two players who have won a Defensive Player of the Year award while playing for the Jazz, Mark Eaton and Rudy Gobert, who each won multiple trophies.
Kyle Filipowski was a standout on Friday afternoon at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Plus, news on Walter Clayton's game and injury, and a statistical look at what translates from summer league play to the NBA.
Former NBA coach and general manager Frank Layden, who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time in 1984, has died, the franchise announced. He was 93.
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Coleman played only six years in the NBA, spending three of those with the Jazz when they were based in New Orleans. Coleman’s calling card was his defense as a two-time All-Defense honoree (First team in 1977, 2nd team in 1978). His best all-around season came in 1977 when he averaged a career-high 8.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
In 1984, Layden was named the NBA’s Coach of the Year and the NBA’s Executive of the Year as the Jazz finished first in the Midwest Division. That year, he drafted the NBA’s all-time assist and steal leader, John Stockton; Layden drafted the league’s third-place all-time scorer, Karl Malone, the very next year.
Frank Layden, a transformational coach and general manager for the Utah Jazz, has died, the NBA announced. He was 93.
Early into the 2024-25 NBA season, the Utah Jazz were hit with a brutal season-ending injury in the form of Taylor Hendricks' fractured right fibula and dislocated ankle, ending a promising second year in the league after being the team's top-ten pick from a summer ago.