2019–20 Utah Jazz season

The 2019–20 Utah Jazz season was 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
Record44–28 (.611)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Nuggets 3–4)
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 had 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 in the NBA Bubble with only 22 teams in late July.

In the playoffs, the Jazz lost to the Denver Nuggets in the first round in seven games after leading the series 3–1.

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
2019–20 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
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) 194 lb (88 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
F/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 6 ft 7 in (2.01 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 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1997–08–04 Yale
G 6 Tucker, Rayjon 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
y – Denver Nuggets 46 27 .630 0.0 26–11 20–16 12–2 73
x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 1.5 23–14 21–14 8–5 72
x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 1.5 23–12 21–16 5–7 72
x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 11.5 21–15 14–24 5–8 74
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 22.5 8–24 11–21 2–10 64

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Los Angeles Lakers * 52 19 .732 – 71
2 x – Los Angeles Clippers 49 23 .681 3.5 72
3 y – Denver Nuggets * 46 27 .630 7.0 73
4 y – Houston Rockets * 44 28 .611 8.5 72
5 x – Oklahoma City Thunder 44 28 .611 8.5 72
6 x – Utah Jazz 44 28 .611 8.5 72
7 x – Dallas Mavericks 43 32 .573 11.0 75
8 x – Portland Trail Blazers 35 39 .473 18.5 74
9 Memphis Grizzlies 34 39 .466 19.0 73
10 Phoenix Suns 34 39 .466 19.0 73
11 San Antonio Spurs 32 39 .451 20.0 71
12 Sacramento Kings 31 41 .431 21.5 72
13 New Orleans Pelicans 30 42 .417 22.5 72
14 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 45 .297 29.5 64
15 Golden State Warriors 15 50 .231 34.0 65

Game log

Regular season
2019–20 game log
Total: 44–28 (Home: 23–12; Road: 21–16)
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)
Seeding games: 3–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–3)
2019–20 season schedule

Playoffs
2020 playoff game log
Total: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
First round: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
2020 playoff schedule

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

Trades
July 6 To Utah Jazz
 To Memphis Grizzlies
 [9][10]
December 23 To Utah Jazz
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
 [11]

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Bojan Bogdanović[12] July 7 Indiana Pacers
William Howard[13] July 17 Limoges CSP (France)
Stanton Kidd[13] Darüşşafaka Basketbol (Turkey)
Ed Davis[14] July 20 Brooklyn Nets
Jeff Green[14] Washington Wizards
Emmanuel Mudiay[14] New York Knicks
Rayjon Tucker[15] December 24 Wisconsin Herd

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Ricky Rubio[16] Free Agent Phoenix Suns
Raul Neto[17] Waived Philadelphia 76ers
Derrick Favors[18] Trade New Orleans Pelicans
Jeff Green[15] 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. "Grizzlies trade Mike Conley to Jazz". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  10. "Utah Jazz Acquire Guard Mike Conley Jr". NBA.com. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  11. "Jazz trade Dante Exum, picks to Cavaliers for Jordan Clarkson". NBA.com. 23 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  12. "Jazz Sign Forward Bojan Bogdanović". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  13. "Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  14. "Jazz Sign Ed Davis, Jeff Green and Emmanuel Mudiay". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  15. Adrian Wojnarowski (23 December 2019). "Jazz to sign guard Rayjon Tucker, cut Jeff Green, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  16. "Suns Sign Ricky Rubio". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  17. "Team Signs Neto". NBA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  18. "Pelicans Acquire Derrick Favors". NBA.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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