Utah Jazz Rumors & News

The Deseret News "Another day, another couple of pre-draft workouts for the Utah Jazz. Continuing a string of prospect evaluations for the June 27 NBA Draft, the Jazz will hold two sessions again Tuesday at Zions Bank Basketball Center. The first session will include projected lottery pick Syracuse guard..." June 18

Salt Lake Tribune "The Utah Jazz today will make a "major facility announcement," and are expected to unveil plans to update EnergySolutions Arena. A news conference is scheduled for this afternoon at the arena. The downtown arena seats 19,911 but has been has surpassed by newer, flashier arenas with more..." June 17

Salt Lake Tribune "The Utah Jazz will work out 12 players Monday as the team continues preparations for the NBA Draft on June 27. Among the players participating will be UCLA guard Shabazz Muhammad, Duke forward Mason Plumlee, Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and Missouri guard Phil Pressey. Muhammad averaged 17.9..." June 17

USA Today "Gearing up for the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain, USA Basketball selected a wide-ranging mix of experience, youth, size, speed and shooters for its 27-man roster that will train in July 22-25 in Las Vegas. The past two NBA rookies of the year — guards Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers and..." June 12

ESPN.com "The NBA will allow advertising on the court for the first time next season. The league sent a memo to its teams saying they will be permitted to sell space on what is referred to as the apron. The space covers the out-of-bounds area on the sideline between the baselines and the coaches' box..." June 11

Salt Lake Tribune "Germany’s Dennis Schroeder didn’t start playing basketball until he was 11, and he was considered a borderline NBA prospect until April. Since an 18-point, six-assist performance against the U.S. junior national team at the Nike Hoop Summit, however, Schroeder has rocketed up the food..." June 08

The Deseret News "If mock drafts turn out to be correct, the Utah Jazz's No. 14 selection will be working out with the team on Wednesday morning. Or is the No. 21 pick? Miami point guard Shane Larkin, who's being mentioned by multiple publications as a Utah possibility, is among several projected first-round..." June 05

CBSSports.com "It's that time of the year when teams bring in players for draft workouts. Here's the latest on what teams are bringing guys in for a run in the gym. The Kings have six players coming in Monday, the most notable being Rudy Gobert from Cholet in France. They are likely looking for a big man,..." June 03

The Deseret News "Ever since he shocked the basketball world in 2011, Jerry Sloan's name has popped up in rumors and reports for a multitude of NBA coaching positions. Portland, Charlotte, Milwaukee and so on. Add another possibility — one much closer to home — to the mix. The Utah Jazz have had a..." June 03

NBA.com "Following several medical consultations, Jazz forward Marvin Williams has elected to have surgery to repair his sore right heel/Achilles tendon. The procedure will be performed on Monday, June 3 in Charlotte, N.C., by Dr. Robert Anderson, and Jazz assistant trainer Brian Zettler will accompany..." May 31

Salt Lake Tribune "Karl Malone will spend part of his summer working with Utah Jazz players Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter, he told The Salt Lake Tribune. Jazz CEO Greg Miller confirmed the assignment in a radio interview Wednesday aftermoon. According to Malone, he is not becoming a new assistant coach and..." May 30

Charlotte Observer "Sidney Lowe got a second continuation for his court date for tax evasion charges Wednesday morning. The Wake County tax case was rescheduled for July 31, his attorney, Lee Turner confirmed Wednesday. Lowe, 53, was arrested Feb. 18 and charged for failure to file and pay state income tax in..." May 29

Salt Lake Tribune "This move seems natural and almost inevitable, with Jeff Hornacek becoming the head coach of the franchise he once elevated as an outstanding player. That’s Phoenix, not Utah. In leaving the Jazz’s coaching staff to take over the Suns, Hornacek is returning to the organization that he helped..." May 28

The Deseret News "It's a busy time for Utah Jazz assistant coaches. One is in Arizona to be named head coach of the Phoenix Suns. Another is in North Carolina with a court date. Three months after being arrested on charges of not filing and paying state income taxes in North Carolina from 2009-11, Jazz..." May 28

Salt Lake Tribune "Enes Kanter's recovery from April shoulder surgery is ahead of schedule, his agent said Wednesday, but the Utah Jazz center may not be cleared to play until August. That means Kanter will not participate in the Orlando Summer League July 7 through 12, although Kanter's agent, Max Ergul, said it..." May 26

SI.com "Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski will be returning as the head coach of USA Basketball for the 2016 Olympics, according to a source with direct knowledge of the situation. A formal announcement is expected in the next 48 hours. Krzyzewski led Team USA to gold medals in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics..." May 23

Salt Lake Tribune "With the NBA combine underway this week in Chicago, the Utah Jazz are busy studying their options, working through every possibility, tossing them in the air like a dough slapper at Pizano’s. They have two picks in the coming draft, one in the lottery, a likely No. 14 selection, and another at No...." May 16

USA Today "In the category of unemployed future Hall of Fame coaches, Phil Jackson has been capturing the large majority of the spotlight in recent weeks. But while it remains to be seen if the former Lakers and Bulls coach will re-enter the NBA anytime soon, another member of this rarest of clubs may be..." May 13

Salt Lake Tribune "Utah Jazz assistant Jeff Hornacek has emerged as a candidate for vacant head coaching jobs in Philadelphia and Charlotte. Hornacek could also become a factor in Phoenix’s search for a coach, which will get serious once the Suns name a new general manager. Yahoo! Sports first reported the..." May 04

Salt Lake Tribune "The morning after their fathers walked off the court together for the last time as Jazz teammates, David Stockton went to school as a sixth-grader and Karl Malone Jr. reported to his second-grade class. Now that David is about to become a fifth-year senior guard for Gonzaga University and K.J...." May 01

Salt Lake Tribune "Kevin O’Connor, the Utah Jazz’s fiery former general manager who stepped into a diminished role last summer, denied a television news report late Tuesday night that he is stepping away from the organization’s familial management team. Asked if he was stepping down after 14 years as an executive..." May 01

CBSSports.com "The founder and managing director of the National Basketball Players Association's former financial firm has been charged with attempting to defraud the union of $3 million by forging the signature of a dead man, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Joseph Lombardo, 72, the founder and director..." April 26

Salt Lake Tribune "Gordon Hayward’s demeanor after the game that ended the Jazz’s season last week at Memphis descended to the same subterranean level it had fallen to after every loss, particularly the 28 beatdowns on the road: a dark place somewhere between disappointment and devastation. There may have been..." April 21

Salt Lake Tribune "When the NBA playoffs opened Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, at least one Jazz player had no interest in tuning in. "After tasting the playoffs last year and being out of it this year," Derrick Favors said, "I don’t want to watch it." Gordon Hayward, a basketball savant, had his..." April 21

The Deseret News "Utah Jazz guard Randy Foye entered the 2012-13 season with expectations already placed on his shoulders. “I had the pressure on me from the beginning,” he said at locker cleanout at EnergySolutions Arena on Thursday afternoon. “I had the pressure put on me early on saying, ‘We need you to..." April 20

The Deseret News "With three and a half point guards on the team — the three being veteran free agents and the half being a two-guard who is unlikely to make a career at the position, the Utah Jazz are bound to make changes at the point guard position in the offseason. Mo Williams was the starter most of the..." April 19

Salt Lake Tribune "Al Jefferson sat in a folding chair for which he was too large, his knees angled upward, and shook his head slowly. His lips stuck out in a frustrated pout. Mo Williams rolled gently back and forth on a rubber medicine ball. As minutes passed, the truth set in. Their bid to qualify for the..." April 18

Salt Lake Tribune "Wishing and hoping and thinking and — oh, right — playing. With apologies to Dusty Springfield, nothing else remains for the Utah Jazz. Their season may conclude with a loss to the Grizzlies here Wednesday, it may end with a Lakers win over the Houston Rockets in Los Angeles or it may be..." April 17

Yahoo! Sports "Brazilian 7-footer Lucas Nogueira, a serious candidate to be a first-round draft pick, has decided to enter the NBA draft, sources told Yahoo! Sports. Nogueira, 20, possesses a 7-foot-6 wingspan and has been an intriguing prospect to NBA executives for several years. The center initially..." April 17

ESPN.com "Michael Jordan was one of the fists NBA players ever to have his own trainer, and Tim Grover was his guy. Grover's access to Jordan has long been as good as anybody's, and now the trainer to Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade and others has just released a book called "Relentless: From Good to..." April 17

CBSSports.com "The Utah Jazz have been playing with a win-or-go-home desperation for the last three weeks. And it's all come down to one last game. Al Jefferson had 22 points and eight rebounds to help Utah keep its playoff hopes alive with a 96-80 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night,..." April 16

Pro Basketball Talk "It’s been an interesting, up and down season for the Utah Jazz. The team has nine players who can become free agents after this season, yet for the most part, head coach Tyrone Corbin has done a decent job of getting his guys to come together, especially when you consider how close they are to a..." April 14

Salt Lake Tribune "Utah Jazz back-up point guard Jamaal Tinsley left Friday morning’s shoot-around with a cast on his left wrist, but he plans to play tonight against Minnesota. In the last three games, Tinsley has provided a lift while giving starter Mo Williams a breather. He’s handed out 13 assists in only 45..." April 12

Salt Lake Tribune "By mid-afternoon Wednesday, Enes Kanter was alert in his hospital room, watching a movie. Kanter underwent surgery to repair a dislocated left shoulder earlier in the day in Chicago. His agent called the procedure "very simple" and said it "went perfect." But, as the Utah Jazz announced a day..." April 11

Salt Lake Tribune "The Jazz played without rotation regulars Enes Kanter, Alec Burks and Marvin Williams on Tuesday night at EnergySolutions Arena. It showed. With Kanter sidelined because of a dislocated shoulder, Burks out with a sprained ankle and Williams sent home with a stomach ailment, coach Tyrone..." April 10

The Oklahoman "The stakes set up an intriguing showdown. For the Thunder, Tuesday's contest was about preventing a rare two-game skid. For the Utah Jazz, it was a fight for their playoff lives. “It's going to be a perfect game for a physical game,” Thunder coach Scott Brooks predicted. As it turns..." April 10

Salt Lake Tribune "Jazz center Enes Kanter was in New York on Monday, consulting with doctors about his dislocated right shoulder. Kanter was injured on March 27 against Phoenix. He has missed the last six games and, although the Jazz have not announced a official timetable for his recovery, it seems unlikely he..." April 09

Salt Lake Tribune "Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter will miss the remainder of the season regardless of a postseason run, multiple sources confirmed to The Salt Lake Tribune. Kanter, the second-year former lottery pick, dislocated his left shoulder in the first half of a March 27 win against Phoenix when he and Suns..." April 09

San Francisco Chronicle "The Warriors wanted this one, but Utah needed it. On a Sunday night when Utah beat the Warriors in physicality, energy and hustle, the Jazz also beat the Warriors on the scoreboard, 97-90, in front of the 29th consecutive sellout crowd at Oracle Arena. The Warriors could have clinched their..." April 08

Salt Lake Tribune "After a highly productive Sunday, the Jazz again have positioned themselves to make the Western Conference playoffs. But they’re not there yet. The Jazz’s victory at Golden State, coupled with the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Clippers, restored a half-game lead for the Jazz (41-37) over..." April 08

Salt Lake Tribune "By the time the Utah Jazz took the floor Sunday, through no effort of their own, they had crept back in the playoff picture. Early arrivals to Oracle Arena sat around the visitors’ locker room, watching intently on a projector as the Los Angeles Clippers ran the Lakers out of their shared..." April 08

NBA.com "The Utah Jazz announced today that the team has signed guard Jerel McNeal for the remainder of the season. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Following the move, the Jazz roster remains at 15 players. McNeal (6-3, 200, Marquette), whose first name is pronounced Jah-rell,..." April 06

Salt Lake Tribune "Marvin Williams dressed but did not play in Utah's 95-83 win over the New Orleans Hornets, a move that paid dividends for the Jazz and, likely, Williams. The small forward had struggled with tendinitis in his right heel for several games, coach Tyrone Corbin said, and the game against one of the..." April 06

Salt Lake Tribune "This is how quickly it all crumbles. In 48 minutes Wednesday night, the Jazz went from a five-game winning streak to an embarrassing loss, from having everybody begin to believe in them to causing a rush for the exits midway through the fourth quarter, from showing signs of storming into the..." April 04

Salt Lake Tribune "As it turns out, Derrick Favors is quite the help defender. When Al Jefferson is seeking input on improving his offensive game, the starting Jazz center turns to the lankier, more athletic Favors. "I learn defensive stuff from him and I’ve been in the league nine years," Jefferson said...." April 04

Denver Post "Seven hours before tipoff, an arena quiet, George Karl envisioned nighttime at EnergySolutions Arena — an ear-popping crowd where "the whistle gets wild and crazy against you," he said. Oh, and Utah had won five consecutive games, fighting for a playoff spot. As such, the Nuggets' coach suggested..." April 04