2019–20 Utah Jazz season

The 2019–20 Utah Jazz season is 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 will be 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 coachQuin Snyder
General managerJustin Zanik
ArenaVivint Smart Home Arena
Results
Record41–23 (.641)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Utah
Radio1280
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 the coronavirus (COVID-19).[4] A day later, on March 12, it was revealed that Donovan Mitchell has 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 with only 22 teams in late July.

Draft picks
Main article: 2019 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 23 Darius Bazley SF United States Princeton HS
2 53 Justin Wright-Foreman PG  United States 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
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 44 Bogdanović, Bojan  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1989–04–18 Croatia
F/C 13 Bradley, Tony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1998–01–08 North Carolina
F 5 Brantley, Jarrell (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996–06–07 College of Charleston
G 00 Clarkson, Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1992–06–07 Missouri
G 10 Conley, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987–10–11 Ohio State
C 17 Davis, Ed 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1989–06–05 North Carolina
C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992–06–26 France
G/F 2 Ingles, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987–10–02 Australia
G 45 Mitchell, Donovan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996–09–07 Louisville
F 16 Morgan, Juwan (GL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1997–04–17 Indiana
G 15 Mudiay, Emmanuel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1996–03–05 Prime Prep Academy (TX)
F 31 Niang, Georges 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–17 Iowa State
F 23 O'Neale, Royce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1993–06–05 Baylor
G/F 81 Oni, Miye (GL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1997–08–04 Yale
G 6 Tucker, Rayjon (GL) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1997–09–24 Little Rock
G 0 Williams-Goss, Nigel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994–09–16 Gonzaga
G 3 Wright-Foreman, Justin (TW) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997–10–27 Hofstra
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–01–30

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
x – Denver Nuggets 43 22 .662 0.0 25–8 18–14 10–1 65
x – Utah Jazz 41 23 .641 1.5 21–10 20–13 5–5 64
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 40 24 .625 2.5 20–13 20–11 7–4 64
Portland Trail Blazers 29 37 .439 14.5 18–14 11–23 4–8 66
o – Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 23.5 8–24 11–21 2–10 64

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 x – Los Angeles Lakers * 49 14 .778 – 63
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 44 20 .688 5.5 64
3 x – Denver Nuggets * 43 22 .662 7.0 65
4 x – Utah Jazz 41 23 .641 8.5 64
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 40 24 .625 9.5 64
6 x – Houston Rockets * 40 24 .625 9.5 64
7 Dallas Mavericks 40 27 .597 11.0 67
8 Memphis Grizzlies 32 33 .492 18.0 65
9 Portland Trail Blazers 29 37 .439 21.5 66
10 New Orleans Pelicans 28 36 .438 21.5 64
11 Sacramento Kings 28 36 .438 21.5 64
12 San Antonio Spurs 27 36 .429 22.0 63
13 Phoenix Suns 26 39 .400 24.0 65
14 o – Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 30.5 64
15 o – Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 35.0 65

Game log


Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 41–23 (Home: 21–10; Road: 20–13)
October: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
November : 8–6 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–5)
December : 9–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–3)
January : 11–4 (Home: 5–1; Road: 6–3)
February : 5–6 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–1)
March: 4–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
60 March 2 @ Cleveland W 126–113 Bojan Bogdanović (28) Gobert, Mitchell (9) Joe Ingles (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
15,453		 38–22
61 March 4 @ New York W 112–104 Bogdanović, Mitchell (23) Rudy Gobert (14) Donovan Mitchell (8) Madison Square Garden
16,588		 39–22
62 March 6 @ Boston W 99–94 Mike Conley Jr. (25) 3 tied (7) Joe Ingles (6) TD Garden
19,156		 40–22
63 March 7 @ Detroit W 111–105 Bojan Bogdanović (32) Rudy Gobert (12) Conley Jr., O'Neale (4) Little Caesars Arena
16,590		 41–22
64 March 9 Toronto L 92–101 Joe Ingles (20) Royce O'Neale (7) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306		 41–23
65 TBD @ Oklahoma City Postponed due to Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert testing positive for COVID-19 novel coronavirus shortly before the game was set to start. The season was suspended by the NBA briefly after.[9]
66 TBD New Orleans Vivint Smart Home Arena
67 TBD Memphis Vivint Smart Home Arena
68 TBD LA Lakers Vivint Smart Home Arena
69 TBD @ LA Lakers Staples Center
70 TBD Minnesota Vivint Smart Home Arena
71 TBD @ San Antonio AT&T Center
72 TBD San Antonio Vivint Smart Home Arena
73 TBD @ Dallas American Airlines Center
74 TBD Atlanta Vivint Smart Home Arena
75 TBD Chicago Vivint Smart Home Arena
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season transactions

Trades
July 6 To Utah Jazz
 To Memphis Grizzlies
 [10][11]
December 23 To Utah Jazz
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
 [12]

Free agency

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Bojan Bogdanović[13] July 7 Indiana Pacers
William Howard[14] July 17 Limoges CSP (France)
Stanton Kidd[14] Darüşşafaka Basketbol (Turkey)
Ed Davis[15] July 20 Brooklyn Nets
Jeff Green[15] Washington Wizards
Emmanuel Mudiay[15] New York Knicks
Rayjon Tucker[16] December 24 Wisconsin Herd

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Ricky Rubio[17] Free Agent Phoenix Suns
Raul Neto[18] Waived Philadelphia 76ers
Derrick Favors[19] Trade New Orleans Pelicans
Jeff Green[16] Waived Free agent

References
  1. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27008482/sources-conley-sent-jazz-3-players-picks%3fplatform=amp
  2. 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.
  3. "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  4. Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  5. "Donovan Mitchell tests positive for coronavirus". ESPN.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. "Full 2019 NBA Draft Order". tankathon.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  7. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27008482/sources-conley-sent-jazz-3-players-picks
  8. https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/memphis-grizzlies-utah-jazz-trade-190706
  9. Young, Ryan. "Jazz-Thunder game abruptly postponed after Rudy Gobert tests positive for coronavirus". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  10. "Grizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  11. "Utah Jazz Acquire Guard Mike Conley Jr". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  12. "Jazz trade Dante Exum, picks to Cavaliers for Jordan Clarkson". NBA.com. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  13. "Jazz Sign Forward Bojan Bogdanović". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  14. "Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  15. "Jazz Sign Ed Davis, Jeff Green and Emmanuel Mudiay". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  16. Adrian Wojnarowski (23 December 2019). "Jazz to sign guard Rayjon Tucker, cut Jeff Green, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  17. "Suns Sign Ricky Rubio". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  18. "Team Signs Neto". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  19. "Pelicans Acquire Derrick Favors". NBA.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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