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

However, as recently revealed by ESPN's Tim McMahon, those plans to bring in Cooper Jr. as a guest coach have since been "called off", as the league office reportedly contacted the Jazz to raise concerns over the idea.

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"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.

Kevin Love doesn't seem thrilled with the NBA's newest trade. In the three-team deal, Love goes from the Miami Heat to the Utah Jazz essentially because his salary allowed the deal to fit into NBA rules. Love wrote on X: "Never thought I’d be a math problem. Welcome to the NBA."