The 2019–20 Utah Jazz season was the 46th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 41st season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. It was announced that longtime Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley was traded to the Jazz after spending his first 12 seasons in the league with the Grizzlies.[1] During the offseason Dennis Lindsey was promoted from General Manager to Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations, while Assistant Justin Zanik was promoted to General Manager.[2]
| 2019–20 Utah Jazz season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Quin Snyder |
| General manager | Justin Zanik |
| Arena | Vivint Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 44–28 (.611) |
| Place | Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 6th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | First Round (lost to Nuggets 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain |
| Radio | 1280 97.5 The Zone |
The season was indefinitely suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11, 2020[3] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19.[4] A day later, on March 12, it was revealed that Donovan Mitchell had also tested positive for the virus.[5] Before this, Gobert and Mitchell were selected to play in the 2020 All-Star Game in Chicago.
On June 4, the Jazz clinched a playoff berth for the fourth straight season, after the NBA approved a plan to return to play in the NBA Bubble with only 22 teams in late July.
In the playoffs, the Jazz lost to the Denver Nuggets in the first round in seven games after leading the series 3–1.
Draft picks
edit| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Darius Bazley | SF |  United States
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Princeton HS |
| 2 | 53 | Justin Wright-Foreman | PG | United States
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Hofstra |
The Jazz held a first and a second-round draft pick entering the 2019 NBA Draft.[6] On the night before the 2019 NBA draft began, the Jazz agreed to trade their first-round pick at #23 (which became forward Darius Bazley), a protected 2020 first-round pick, Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, and Kyle Korver to the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for long-standing point guard Mike Conley Jr., although the trade was not official until July 6 due to salary cap reasons.[7][8]
On the night of the draft, the Jazz selected point guard Justin Wright-Foreman from Hofstra University. They also traded their 2021 second-round pick and cash considerations to the Indiana Pacers for their 50th pick of the draft, which became power forward Jarrell Brantley from the College of Charleston. Both Wright-Foreman and Brantley signed two-way contracts with Utah on July 16. Utah also traded away some cash considerations to the Golden State Warriors on June 20 to acquire the 58th pick of the draft, shooting guard Miye Oni from Yale University.
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
edit| Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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| y – Denver Nuggets | 46 | 27 | .630 | – | 26–11 | 20–16 | 12–2 | 73 |
| x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 1.5 | 23–14 | 21–14 | 8–5 | 72 |
| x – Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 1.5 | 23–12 | 21–16 | 5–7 | 72 |
| x – Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 11.5 | 21–15 | 14–24 | 5–8 | 74 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 22.5 | 8–24 | 11–21 | 2–10 | 64 |
Conference
edit| Western Conference | ||||||
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| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Los Angeles Lakers * | 52 | 19 | .732 | – | 71 |
| 2 | x – Los Angeles Clippers | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 | 72 |
| 3 | y – Denver Nuggets * | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 | 73 |
| 4 | y – Houston Rockets * | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 5 | x – Oklahoma City Thunder | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 6 | x – Utah Jazz | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 72 |
| 7 | x – Dallas Mavericks | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 | 75 |
| 8 | x – Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 | 74 |
| 9 | pi – Memphis Grizzlies | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
| 10 | Phoenix Suns | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 73 |
| 11 | San Antonio Spurs | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 | 71 |
| 12 | Sacramento Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 | 72 |
| 13 | New Orleans Pelicans | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 | 72 |
| 14 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 | 64 |
| 15 | Golden State Warriors | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 | 65 |
Game log
editPreseason
editRegular season
editPlayoffs
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First round: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
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Player statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ingles | 72 | 45 | 29.7 | .445 | .399 | .787 | 3.9 | 5.2 | .9 | .2 | 9.8 |
| Royce O'Neale | 71 | 62 | 28.9 | .433 | .377 | .764 | 5.5 | 2.5 | .8 | .5 | 6.3 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 69 | 69 | 34.3 | .449 | .366 | .863 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 24.0 |
| Rudy Gobert | 68 | 68 | 34.3 | .693 | .630 | 13.5 | 1.5 | .8 | 2.0 | 15.1 | |
| Georges Niang | 66 | 1 | 14.0 | .438 | .400 | .833 | 1.9 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 5.9 |
| Bojan Bogdanović | 63 | 63 | 33.1 | .447 | .414 | .903 | 4.1 | 2.1 | .5 | .1 | 20.2 |
| Tony Bradley | 58 | 3 | 11.4 | .667 | 1.000 | .652 | 4.6 | .4 | .2 | .6 | 4.9 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 54 | 2 | 15.7 | .462 | .345 | .759 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .4 | .2 | 7.3 |
| Mike Conley Jr. | 47 | 41 | 29.0 | .409 | .375 | .827 | 3.2 | 4.4 | .8 | .1 | 14.4 |
| Jordan Clarkson† | 42 | 2 | 24.7 | .462 | .366 | .785 | 2.8 | 1.6 | .7 | .2 | 15.6 |
| Jeff Green† | 30 | 2 | 18.4 | .385 | .327 | .778 | 2.7 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 7.8 |
| Ed Davis | 28 | 1 | 10.8 | .478 | .500 | 3.8 | .4 | .4 | .3 | 1.8 | |
| Juwan Morgan | 21 | 0 | 6.4 | .577 | .375 | .750 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | .1 | 1.7 |
| Rayjon Tucker | 20 | 0 | 8.1 | .465 | .176 | .826 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | .1 | 3.1 |
| Danté Exum† | 11 | 0 | 7.5 | .435 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | .2 | 2.2 |
| Miye Oni | 10 | 1 | 10.9 | .375 | .368 | .800 | 1.7 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 3.5 |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | 10 | 0 | 5.0 | .313 | .286 | 1.000 | .6 | .6 | .3 | .1 | 1.4 |
| Jarrell Brantley | 9 | 0 | 10.7 | .357 | .231 | .500 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .3 | .6 | 2.7 |
| Justin Wright-Foreman | 4 | 0 | 11.3 | .350 | .200 | .750 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .5 | .0 | 4.8 |
| Stanton Kidd | 4 | 0 | 3.8 | .000 | .000 | .8 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Playoffs
edit| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Rudy Gobert | 7 | 7 | 38.6 | .649 | .524 | 11.4 | 1.1 | .6 | 1.4 | 16.9 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 7 | 7 | 37.7 | .529 | .516 | .948 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 36.3 |
| Royce O'Neale | 7 | 7 | 35.6 | .406 | .455 | .500 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | .3 | 5.6 |
| Joe Ingles | 7 | 7 | 33.4 | .407 | .350 | 1.000 | 3.4 | 4.7 | .6 | .1 | 9.1 |
| Juwan Morgan | 7 | 2 | 12.3 | .250 | .200 | .333 | 3.0 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 7 | 0 | 28.6 | .464 | .347 | 1.000 | 3.4 | 2.1 | .9 | .0 | 16.7 |
| Georges Niang | 7 | 0 | 16.3 | .500 | .414 | 1.000 | 2.1 | .6 | .0 | .1 | 8.3 |
| Tony Bradley | 6 | 0 | 8.0 | .222 | .714 | 3.8 | .2 | .3 | .3 | 1.5 | |
| Mike Conley Jr. | 5 | 5 | 33.0 | .484 | .529 | .864 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.6 | .2 | 19.8 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay | 3 | 0 | 11.3 | .357 | .667 | .500 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | .3 | 4.3 |
| Miye Oni | 2 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | .250 | 2.0 | .0 | .5 | .5 | 3.5 | |
| Jarrell Brantley | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .000 | .000 | .500 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | .5 |
| Rayjon Tucker | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .400 | .333 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.5 | |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Jazz only.
Transactions
editTrades
edit| July 6 | To Utah Jazz |
To Memphis Grizzlies
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[9][10] |
| December 23 | To Utah Jazz |
To Cleveland Cavaliers
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[11] |
Free agency
editAdditions
edit| Player | Signed | Former team |
|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanović[12] | July 7 | Indiana Pacers |
| William Howard[13] | July 17 | Limoges CSP (France) |
| Stanton Kidd[13] | Darüşşafaka Basketbol (Turkey) | |
| Ed Davis[14] | July 20 | Brooklyn Nets |
| Jeff Green[14] | Washington Wizards | |
| Emmanuel Mudiay[14] | New York Knicks | |
| Rayjon Tucker[15] | December 24 | Wisconsin Herd |
Subtractions
edit| Player | Reason left | New team |
|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio[16] | Free agent | Phoenix Suns |
| Raul Neto[17] | Waived | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Derrick Favors[18] | Trade | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Jeff Green[15] | Waived | Free agent |
References
edit- ^ "Sources: Conley sent to Jazz for 3 players, picks". June 19, 2019.
- ^ Larsen, Andy. "Utah Jazz promote Dennis Lindsey to executive VP of basketball operations; Justin Zanik named general manager". Salt Lake Tribune. Paul Huntsman. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Donovan Mitchell tests positive for coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Sources: Conley sent to Jazz for 3 players, picks". June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Memphis Grizzlies acquire Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, draft rights to Darius Bazley and future first round draft pick from Utah Jazz".
- ^ "Grizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Guard Mike Conley Jr". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Jazz trade Dante Exum, picks to Cavaliers for Jordan Clarkson". NBA.com. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Jazz Sign Forward Bojan Bogdanović". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ a b "Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Jazz Sign Ed Davis, Jeff Green and Emmanuel Mudiay". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ a b Adrian Wojnarowski (December 23, 2019). "Jazz to sign guard Rayjon Tucker, cut Jeff Green, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
- ^ "Suns Sign Ricky Rubio". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "Team Signs Neto". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "Pelicans Acquire Derrick Favors". NBA.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.