2020–21 Utah Jazz season

The 2020–21 Utah Jazz season is the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 42nd season of the franchise in Salt Lake City.

2020–21 Utah Jazz season
Head coachQuin Snyder
General managerJustin Zanik
Owner(s)Ryan Smith
ArenaVivint Arena
Results
Record16–5 (.762)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Utah
Radio1280
97.5 The Zone

Draft picks
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 27 Udoka Azubuike C  Nigeria Kansas
2 38 Saben Lee PG  United States Vanderbilt

Roster
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 20 Azubuike, Udoka 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1999-09-17 Kansas
F 44 Bogdanović, Bojan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1989-04-18 Croatia
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 15 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1991-07-15 Georgia Tech
G 3 Forrest, Trent (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-12 Florida State
C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992-06-26 France
G 8 Harrison, Shaquille 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-10-06 Tulsa
F 33 Hughes, Elijah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-03-10 Syracuse
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
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
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: December 19, 2020

Standings

Division
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Utah Jazz 17 5 .773 0.0 9–2 8–3 3–2 22
Denver Nuggets 12 8 .600 4.0 5–5 7–3 4–1 20
Portland Trail Blazers 12 9 .571 4.5 5–5 7–4 1–2 21
Oklahoma City Thunder 9 11 .450 7.0 2–7 7–4 1–2 20
Minnesota Timberwolves 5 16 .238 11.5 4–7 1–9 1–3 21

Conference
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Utah Jazz * 17 5 .773 – 22
2 Los Angeles Clippers * 17 6 .739 0.5 23
3 Los Angeles Lakers 16 6 .727 1.0 22
4 Denver Nuggets 12 8 .600 4.0 20
5 Portland Trail Blazers 12 9 .571 4.5 21
6 Phoenix Suns 11 9 .550 5.0 20
7 Golden State Warriors 12 10 .545 5.0 22
8 San Antonio Spurs * 12 10 .545 5.0 22
9 Memphis Grizzlies 9 8 .529 5.5 17
10 Houston Rockets 11 10 .524 5.5 21
11 Sacramento Kings 10 11 .476 6.5 21
12 Oklahoma City Thunder 9 11 .450 7.0 20
13 New Orleans Pelicans 8 12 .400 8.0 20
14 Dallas Mavericks 9 14 .391 8.5 23
15 Minnesota Timberwolves 5 16 .238 11.5 21

Game log

Preseason
2020 preseason game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
2020–21 preseason schedule

Regular season
2020–21 game log
Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 7–3)
December: 2–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–0)
January: 13–3 (Home: 8–0; Road: 5–3)
February: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
21 February 2 Detroit W 117–105 Donovan Mitchell (32) Royce O'Neale (13) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena
3,902		 16–5
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades
November 18, 2020[2] To Utah Jazz
2020 LAC first-round pick (#27)
2020 CHA second-round pick (#38)		 To New York Knicks
2020 UTA first-round pick (#23)
Draft rights to Ante Tomić (2008 #44)
November 19, 2020[3] To Utah Jazz
Draft rights to Elijah Hughes (#39)		 To New Orleans Pelicans
2022 UTA second-round pick
cash considerations
November 22, 2020[4] To Utah Jazz
cash considerations		 To Detroit Pistons
Tony Bradley
Draft rights to Saben Lee (#38)
November 23, 2020[5] To Utah Jazz
cash considerations		 To New York Knicks
Ed Davis
2023 UTA second-round pick
2024 second-round pick
November 27, 2020[6] To Utah Jazz
cash considerations		 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Rayjon Tucker
2027 UTA second-round pick

Re-signed
Player Signed
Jordan Clarkson[7] November 23, 2020
Jarrell Brantley[8] Two-way contract

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Derrick Favors[9] November 25, 2020 New Orleans Pelicans
Trent Forrest[8] Two-way contract Florida State

References
  1. "Jazz-Wizards game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. "Jazz trade No. 23 pick in 2020 Draft to Knicks". NBA.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  3. "Jazz acquire draft rights to Elijah Hughes". NBA.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  4. "Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  5. "Team sends Ed Davis and future picks to New York". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  6. "Team sends Tucker and future pick to Cleveland". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  7. "Utah Jazz Sign Jordan Clarkson". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  8. "Jazz sign Brantley and Forrest to two-way contracts". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  9. "Utah Jazz sign Derrick Favors". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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