Frank Layden, the sharp-witted former coach who led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs for the first time, has died. He was 93.

Oklahoma City's Ajay Mitchell and Utah's Brice Sensabaugh, coming off standout performances, headline tonight's NBA TV matchup in Salt Lake City at 9 p.m. ET.

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.

After impressive debuts, both teams look to build momentum in tonight's Salt Lake City Summer League contest airing on NBA TV.

Ace Bailey and the Utah Jazz face off with Jaylen Wells and the Memphis Grizzlies tonight in the NBA Summer League, live from Salt Lake City.

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.