SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) —Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz has won Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season at the NBA Awards. The 26-year-old center from France beat out Giannis Antetokounmpo of Milwaukee and Paul George of Oklahoma City. ”I never thought I would be able […]
(Santa Monica, CA) — The 2019 NBA Awards tip off tonight in Santa Monica, California. Jazz center Rudy Gobert is one of three finalists for NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Also in the running is Thunder forward Paul George and Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. Gobert looks to repeat after […]
The Memphis Grizzlies traded away the final piece of the franchise’s best years on Wednesday, sending veteran point guard Mike Conley to the Utah Jazz for a trio of players, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The Grizzlies swapped Conley for forward Jae Crowder, guard/forward Kyle […]
FILLMORE, Utah-As part of the 35th annual Junior Jazz summer road trip, Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale will be visiting Beaver and Fillmore to teach youth in this portion of the Mid-Utah Radio Sports Network coverage area basketball skills. O’Neale will be at Belknap Elementary June 20 at 2:30 pm […]
SALT LAKE CITY-As the Utah Jazz hosts the Salt Lake City Summer League July 1-3, the NBA franchise is searching for local artists to perform a live-painting installation at Vivint Smart Arena. This gives artists the opportunity to share their love for the Salt Lake community with local and visiting […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is a candidate to join Team USA for the FIBA World Cup later this summer. The New York Times reports that Team USA is assembling their roster and Mitchell is among the candidates. Two Jazz players have already committed to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A Ricky Rubio return to Utah is seeming less and less likely. Rubio told Spanish journalist Ernest Macia over the weekend that the Jazz have told him he is not a priority. Rubio will be an unrestricted free agent in less than a month. He […]
TORONTO-Sunday, prior to tipoff of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, former Utah Jazz head coach Frank Layden was honored as the recipient of the 2019 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award. This is annually given to a longtime NBA coach for his “standard of integrity, competitive excellence and tireless promotion […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The accolades keep coming for Jazz center Rudy Gobert. He’s been named to the All-NBA Third Team. He received one First Team vote and five Second Team votes. He was named to the All-Defense First Team earlier this week and is also a finalist for […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The schedule for the 2019 Salt Lake City Summer League is now available. The four-team, six-game showcase tips off on July 1st at Vivint Smart Home Arena. The Jazz will be present along with the San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers and Memphis Grizzlies. Tickets are […]
