Former Utah Jazz head coach and general manager Frank Layden has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 93.

Utah Jazz reportedly felt it was necessary to trade John Collins because he was too effective in games where they aimed to lose

In last year's tournament, it was the Thunder who wound up making their way to the final game of the NBA Cup, yet fell to the Milwaukee Bucks for who would eventually be crowned champions, and now with a title under their belt, perhaps Oklahoma City could have that extra edge to take home the hardware this season.

Thurl Bailey. TV Game Analyst. Thurl was selected in 1983 by the Utah Jazz as the 7th overall pick of the NBA Draft. He spent 9 of his sixteen-year professional basketball career with the Jazz, 3 ...

"The Utah Jazz start the 2025-26 campaign with the lowest win total (18.5) in the league. It marks the lowest NBA preseason over/under since the Philadelphia 76ers had a preseason win total of 15 in 2014-15," wrote Shane Jackson of BetMGM.

Coleman played only six years in the NBA, spending three of those with the Jazz when they were based in New Orleans. Coleman’s calling card was his defense as a two-time All-Defense honoree (First team in 1977, 2nd team in 1978). His best all-around season came in 1977 when he averaged a career-high 8.6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.