2018–19 Utah Jazz season

The 2018–19 Utah Jazz season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 40th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. On March 28, the Jazz qualified the playoffs for the third straight season.

2018–19 Utah Jazz season
Head coachQuin Snyder
General managerDennis Lindsey
ArenaVivint Smart Home Arena
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Rockets 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Utah
Radio1280
97.5 The Zone

In the playoffs, the Jazz lost to the Houston Rockets in the First Round in five games.

Draft picks
Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 21 Grayson Allen SG  United States Duke

Roster
Roster listing
2018–19 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 24 Allen, Grayson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1995–10–08 Duke
C 13 Bradley, Tony 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1998–01–08 North Carolina
F 34 Cavanaugh, Tyler (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1994–02–09 George Washington
F 99 Crowder, Jae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1990–07–06 Marquette
G 11 Exum, Dante  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995–07–13 Australia
F/C 15 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1991–07–15 Georgia Tech
C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–06–26 France
F 2 Ingles, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1987–10–02 Australia
G/F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981–03–17 Creighton
G 45 Mitchell, Donovan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996–09–07 Louisville
G 30 Mitrou-Long, Naz (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1993–08–03 Iowa State
G 25 Neto, Raul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1992–05–19 Brazil
F 31 Niang, Georges 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–06–17 Iowa State
F 23 O'Neale, Royce 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1993–06–05 Baylor
G 3 Rubio, Ricky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990–10–21 Spain
F 22 Sefolosha, Thabo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1984–05–02 Switzerland
F/C 33 Udoh, Ekpe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1987–05–20 Baylor
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: 2018–12–18

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 0.0 34–7 20–21 12–4 82
x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 1.0 32–9 21–20 6–10 82
x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 4.0 29–12 21–20 8–8 82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 5.0 27–14 22–19 9–7 82
Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 18.0 25–16 11–30 5–11 82

Conference Standings
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Golden State Warriors * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Denver Nuggets * 54 28 .659 3.0 82
3 x – Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 4.0 82
4 y – Houston Rockets * 53 29 .646 4.0 82
5 x – Utah Jazz 50 32 .610 7.0 82
6 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 49 33 .598 8.0 82
7 x – San Antonio Spurs 48 34 .585 9.0 82
8 x – Los Angeles Clippers 48 34 .585 9.0 82
9 Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 18.0 82
10 Los Angeles Lakers 37 45 .451 20.0 82
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 36 46 .439 21.0 82
12 Memphis Grizzlies 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New Orleans Pelicans 33 49 .402 24.0 82
14 Dallas Mavericks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
15 Phoenix Suns 19 63 .232 38.0 82

Game log

Preseason
2018 preseason game log
Total: 5–0 (Home: 3-0; Road: 2–0)
Preseason: 5–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–0)
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season
2018–19 game log
Total: 50–32 (Home: 29–12; Road: 21–20)
October: 4–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 4–1)
November : 7–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 5–5)
December : 7–7 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–5)
January : 11–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 4–3)
February : 6–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 1–2)
March : 11–4 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–2)
April : 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
2018–19 season schedule

Playoffs
See also: 2019 NBA Playoffs

Game log
2019 playoff game log
First round: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2019 playoff schedule

Player statistics

Regular season
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Grayson AllenSG 382416232566211
Tony BradleyC 30361512217
Alec Burks†SG 170269272064143
Tyler CavanaughPF 1103981009
Jae CrowderSF 80112,1663841336431951
Dante ExumPG 42166468110145288
Derrick FavorsC 76701,7665608956106897
Rudy GobertC 81802,5771,041161661871,284
Joe InglesPF 82822,5683304699820994
Kyle Korver≠SG 5401,083133642210492
Donovan MitchellSG 77772,598316322106311,829
Naz Mitrou-LongSG 140846151116
Raul NetoPG 3714746293144196
Georges NiangPF 5905168735106235
Royce O'NealeSF 82161,6712851245424426
Ricky RubioPG 68671,8992434169110864
Thabo SefoloshaSF 50260912327435190
Ekpe UdohC 51132090281031119

After all games.[1]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Playoffs
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Grayson AllenSG 201410009
Jae CrowderSF 531302945057
Derrick FavorsC 521033744959
Rudy GobertC 5515251731356
Joe InglesPF 55151242511032
Kyle KorverSG 4030500010
Donovan MitchellSG 55193251681107
Raul NetoPG 302031002
Georges NiangPF 50551451122
Royce O'NealeSF 501372382253
Ricky RubioPG 55168164312177
Thabo SefoloshaSF 404282005
Ekpe UdohC 20600000

Transactions
Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Re-signed
Player Signed
Dante Exum[2] July 6, 2018
Derrick Favors[2] July 6, 2018
Raul Neto[2] July 6, 2018
Georges Niang[3] July 13, 2018

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Jairus Lyles[4] July 12, 2018 UMBC Retrievers
Naz Mitrou-Long[5] Two-way contract Salt Lake City Stars
Tyler Cavanaugh[6] Two-way contract Atlanta Hawks
Isaac Haas[7] August 16, 2018 Purdue Boilermakers
Trey Lewis[8] August 28, 2018 JL Bourg Basket

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Jonas Jerebko[9][10] Waived Golden State Warriors
Erik McCree[11] Unrestricted free agent VL Pesaro
David Stockton[12] Waived Medi Bayreuth

References
  1. "2018-19 Utah Jazz Roster and Regular season Stats". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. "Jazz Agree to Terms with Favors, Exum and Neto". NBA.com. July 6, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
  3. "Jazz Sign Forward Georges Nian". NBA.com. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. "Jazz Sign Guard Jairus Lyles". NBA.com. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. "Jazz Sign Naz Mitrou-Long to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  6. "Jazz sign Tyler Cavanaugh to two-way contract". NBA.com. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  7. "Jazz sign center Isaac Haas". NBA.com. August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  8. "Jazz sign guard Trey Lewis". NBA.com. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  9. "We've waived Jonas Jerebko". Utah Jazz on Twitter. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  10. "Warriors Sign Free Agent Forward Jonas Jerebko". NBA.com. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  11. "VL Pesaro signs Erik McCree". Sportando. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  12. "We have waived David Stockton". Utah Jazz on Twitter. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
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