2024–25 Utah Jazz season explained

Team:Utah Jazz
End Year:2025
Wins:0
Losses:0
Division:Northwest
Coach:Will Hardy
Gm:Justin Zanik
Owner:Ryan Smith
Arena:Delta Center
Bbr Team:UTA
Television:KJZZ-TV
KUTV
Kiswe (Jazz+)
Root Sports Northwest[1]
Radio:1280
97.5 The Zone

The 2024–25 Utah Jazz season will be the 51st season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In June 2024, the Jazz revealed that the 2024–25 season's jersey lineup would feature two new designs alongside two existing uniforms, as part of the new "Mountain Basketball" brand philosophy.[2] The new designs were met with positive reviews, particularly for their emphasis of the purple mountain design from previous eras.[3]

Draft

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
110Cody WilliamsSG United StatesColorado
129Isaiah CollierPG United StatesUSC
232Kyle FilipowskiC United StatesDuke

The Jazz had two first-round picks and one second-round pick entering the draft.[4] [5] On the first night, the Jazz selected two freshmen in Cody Williams and Isaiah Collier with the 10th and 29th picks respectively. Both were regarded as needing development, with commentators regarding Williams as lacking strength and Collier having turnover issues,[6] and general manager Justin Zanik referring to the upcoming roster as a "young, developmental squad" in a post-draft interview.[7] On the second night, the Jazz drafted Kyle Filipowski. Filipowski was previously invited to the green room on the first night as an expected first round selection, but was not chosen that day. On the morning of the second round, draft analyst Jonathan Givony reported that the draft slide was due to teams concerned about his relationship with his fiancé, claiming that he was "estranged from his family because of this whole situation", and that she was "much older than him".[8] When asked about the rumors, a Jazz front office member stated they had done a background check and were excited to select Filipowski.[9]

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#| 1| October 4| New Zealand Breakers| | | | | Delta Center| |- style="background:#| 2| October 7| Houston| | | | | Delta Center| |- style="background:#| 3| October 10| @ Dallas| | | | | American Airlines Center| |- style="background:#| 4| October 12| @ San Antonio| | | || Frost Bank Center||- style="background:#| 5| October 15| Sacramento| | | | | Delta Center| |- style="background:#| 6| October 18| @ Portland| | | | | Moda Center|

NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.[10] [11]

West Group B

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

July 18, 2024[12] To Utah Jazz
Russell Westbrook
2030 second-round pick swap right
Draft rights to Balša Koprivica
Cash considerations
To Los Angeles Clippers
Kris Dunn (sign-and-trade)

Free agency

Subtractions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Todd . Sarah . October 24, 2023 . Utah Jazz expand broadcast territory into Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington and Wyoming . October 24, 2023 . Deseret News . en.
  2. Web site: Utah Jazz Unveil New Uniforms and Expanded Color Palette Influenced by Mountain Basketball . 2024-06-09 . www.nba.com.
  3. Web site: Larsen . Andy . June 6, 2024 . Utah Jazz new uniforms embrace purple mountains, NBA team's identity . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240607013107/https://www.sltrib.com/sports/jazz/2024/06/06/andy-larsen-what-i-think-about/ . June 7, 2024 . June 9, 2024 . The Salt Lake Tribune.
  4. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1–58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
  5. Web site: Quinn. Sam. 2024 NBA Draft order: Complete list of picks as Atlanta Hawks win No. 1 selection in Lottery. CBS Sports. May 13, 2024. June 5, 2024.
  6. News: Jones . Tony . How the Jazz aced the NBA Draft's first round with Cody Williams, Isaiah Collier . 2024-06-28 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  7. Web site: Larsen . Andy . June 27, 2024 . Andy Larsen: Here’s what the Utah Jazz did and didn’t accomplish in the NBA Draft . 2024-06-28 . The Salt Lake Tribune . en-US.
  8. Web site: Dator . James . 2024-06-28 . The wild Kyle Filipowski ‘girlfriend’ saga, explained as best we can. . 2024-06-28 . SBNation.com . en.
  9. Web site: Miller . Ryan . June 27, 2024 . 'I ended up in the right spot': Jazz pick Duke's Kyle Filipowski in 2nd round of NBA draft . 2024-06-28 . www.ksl.com . en.
  10. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
  11. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
  12. Web site: Utah Jazz Complete Trade with LA Clippers . NBA.com. July 18, 2024. July 19, 2024.
  13. Web site: Utah Jazz Sign Taevion Kinsey to Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. July 5, 2024. July 19, 2024.
  14. Web site: Jeremy. Rincon. Utah Jazz Waive Ömer Yurtseven. NBA.com. July 1, 2024. July 1, 2024.