2017β18 Utah Jazz season | |
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Head coach | Quin Snyder |
General manager | Dennis Lindsey |
Arena | Vivint Arena |
Results | |
Record | 48–34 (.585) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Northwest) Conference: 5th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Rockets 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Root Sports Utah, AT&T SportsNet |
Radio |
1280 97.5 The Zone |
The 2017β18 Utah Jazz season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 39th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. On the 4th of July, Gordon Hayward announced his departure from the Jazz and signed with the Boston Celtics. Despite that, the Jazz clinched a playoff berth for the second straight year after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on April 8, 2018.
They finished the regular season with 48β34, which clinched the 5th seed. In the playoffs, the Jazz faced the 4th seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the First Round, winning in six games and advancing to the Semifinals for the second consecutive season, where they faced the top-seeded Houston Rockets, losing in five games.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 13 | Donovan Mitchell | SG | ![]() |
Louisville |
1 | 28 | Tony Bradley | PF/C | ![]() |
North Carolina |
2 | 55 | Nigel Williams-Goss | PG | ![]() |
Gonzaga |
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Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 28–13 | 21–20 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 5β11 | 82 |
x β Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 7β9 | 82 |
x β Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2.0 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 10β6 | 82 |
Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3.0 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 9β7 | 82 |
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z β Houston Rockets * | 65 | 17 | .793 | β | 82 |
2 | y β Golden State Warriors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 | 82 |
3 | y β Portland Trail Blazers * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 | 82 |
4 | x β Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
5 | x β Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
6 | x β New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
7 | x β San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
8 | x β Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
9 | Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 | 82 |
10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | 82 |
11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 | 82 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 | 82 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 82 |
14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 82 |
15 | Phoenix Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 | 82 |
2017 pre-season game log Total: 5β0 (home: 3β0; road: 2β0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 5β0 (home: 3β0; road: 2β0)
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2017β18 season schedule |
2018 playoff game log Total: 5β6 (home: 3β2; road: 2β4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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Conference Semifinals: 1β4 (home: 0β2; road: 1β2)
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2018 playoff schedule |
June 22, 2017 | to
Utah Jazz
[1] Draft rights to Donovan Mitchell ( pick 13) |
To
Denver Nuggets Trey Lyles Draft rights to Tyler Lydon ( pick 24) |
To
Utah Jazz
[2] Draft rights to Tony Bradley ( pick 28) |
To
Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Josh Hart ( pick 30) Draft rights to Thomas Bryant ( pick 42) | |
June 30, 2017 [3] [4] | To
Utah Jazz Ricky Rubio |
To
Minnesota Timberwolves 2018 1st round pick |
February 8, 2018 [5] | ||
To
Cleveland Cavaliers Rodney Hood (from Utah) George Hill (from Sacramento) Draft rights to ArtΕ«ras Gudaitis (from Sacramento) |
To
Sacramento Kings Joe Johnson (from Utah) Iman Shumpert (from Cleveland) 2020 second round pick (from Miami via Cleveland) Draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis (from Cleveland) Cash considerations (from Cleveland and Utah) | |
To
Utah Jazz Jae Crowder (from Cleveland) Derrick Rose (from Cleveland) Right to swap 2024 second round picks with Cleveland |
Player | Signed |
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Joe Ingles [6] | July 25, 2017 |
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Jonas Jerebko [7] | 2-year contract worth $8.2 million | Boston Celtics |
Thabo Sefolosha [8] | 2-year contract worth $10.5 million | Atlanta Hawks |
Royce O'Neale [9] | 3-year contract worth $3,812,377 |
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Eric Griffin [10] | Two-way contract |
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Ekpe Udoh [11] | 2-year contract worth $6.5 million |
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Nate Wolters | Two-way contract |
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Erik McCree | Two-way contract | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Naz Mitrou-Long | Two-way contract / 10-day contract | Iowa State Cyclones / Salt Lake City Stars |
Georges Niang | Two-way contract | Santa Cruz Warriors |
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Shelvin Mack [12] | 2-year contract worth $12 million | Orlando Magic |
George Hill [13] | 3-year contract worth $57 million | Sacramento Kings |
Gordon Hayward [14] | 4-year contract worth $128 million | Boston Celtics |
Joel Bolomboy | Training camp cut | Milwaukee Bucks / Wisconsin Herd |
Eric Griffin | Waived |
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Nate Wolters | Waived |
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Naz Mitrou-Long | Waived | Salt Lake City Stars |
Derrick Rose | Waived | Minnesota Timberwolves |
On July 7, 2018, Jonas Jerebko was waived by the Jazz, [15] and picked up by the Golden State Warriors. [16]
2017β18 Utah Jazz season | |
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Head coach | Quin Snyder |
General manager | Dennis Lindsey |
Arena | Vivint Arena |
Results | |
Record | 48–34 (.585) |
Place | Division: 3rd (
Northwest) Conference: 5th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Conference Semifinals (lost to Rockets 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Root Sports Utah, AT&T SportsNet |
Radio |
1280 97.5 The Zone |
The 2017β18 Utah Jazz season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 39th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. On the 4th of July, Gordon Hayward announced his departure from the Jazz and signed with the Boston Celtics. Despite that, the Jazz clinched a playoff berth for the second straight year after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on April 8, 2018.
They finished the regular season with 48β34, which clinched the 5th seed. In the playoffs, the Jazz faced the 4th seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the First Round, winning in six games and advancing to the Semifinals for the second consecutive season, where they faced the top-seeded Houston Rockets, losing in five games.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 13 | Donovan Mitchell | SG | ![]() |
Louisville |
1 | 28 | Tony Bradley | PF/C | ![]() |
North Carolina |
2 | 55 | Nigel Williams-Goss | PG | ![]() |
Gonzaga |
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Northwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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y β Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | β | 28–13 | 21–20 | 9β7 | 82 |
x β Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 5β11 | 82 |
x β Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1.0 | 28–13 | 20–21 | 7β9 | 82 |
x β Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 2.0 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 10β6 | 82 |
Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 3.0 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 9β7 | 82 |
Western Conference | ||||||
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | z β Houston Rockets * | 65 | 17 | .793 | β | 82 |
2 | y β Golden State Warriors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 7.0 | 82 |
3 | y β Portland Trail Blazers * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16.0 | 82 |
4 | x β Oklahoma City Thunder | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
5 | x β Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
6 | x β New Orleans Pelicans | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17.0 | 82 |
7 | x β San Antonio Spurs | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
8 | x β Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 18.0 | 82 |
9 | Denver Nuggets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19.0 | 82 |
10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 23.0 | 82 |
11 | Los Angeles Lakers | 35 | 47 | .427 | 30.0 | 82 |
12 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 38.0 | 82 |
13 | Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41.0 | 82 |
14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 43.0 | 82 |
15 | Phoenix Suns | 21 | 61 | .256 | 44.0 | 82 |
2017 pre-season game log Total: 5β0 (home: 3β0; road: 2β0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2017β18 season schedule |
2017β18 game log Total: 48β34 (home: 28β13; road: 20β21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 4β3 (home: 4β0; road: 0β3)
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November
: 7β8 (home: 5β4; road: 2β4)
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December
: 5β10 (home: 4β2; road: 1β8)
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January
: 6β7 (home: 2β3; road: 4β4)
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February
: 9β2 (home: 4β2; road: 5β0)
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March
: 12β3 (home: 6β2; road: 6β1)
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April
: 5β1 (home: 3β0; road: 2β1)
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2017β18 season schedule |
2018 playoff game log Total: 5β6 (home: 3β2; road: 2β4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round: 4β2 (home: 3β0; road: 1β2)
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Conference Semifinals: 1β4 (home: 0β2; road: 1β2)
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2018 playoff schedule |
June 22, 2017 | to
Utah Jazz
[1] Draft rights to Donovan Mitchell ( pick 13) |
To
Denver Nuggets Trey Lyles Draft rights to Tyler Lydon ( pick 24) |
To
Utah Jazz
[2] Draft rights to Tony Bradley ( pick 28) |
To
Los Angeles Lakers Draft rights to Josh Hart ( pick 30) Draft rights to Thomas Bryant ( pick 42) | |
June 30, 2017 [3] [4] | To
Utah Jazz Ricky Rubio |
To
Minnesota Timberwolves 2018 1st round pick |
February 8, 2018 [5] | ||
To
Cleveland Cavaliers Rodney Hood (from Utah) George Hill (from Sacramento) Draft rights to ArtΕ«ras Gudaitis (from Sacramento) |
To
Sacramento Kings Joe Johnson (from Utah) Iman Shumpert (from Cleveland) 2020 second round pick (from Miami via Cleveland) Draft rights to Dimitrios Agravanis (from Cleveland) Cash considerations (from Cleveland and Utah) | |
To
Utah Jazz Jae Crowder (from Cleveland) Derrick Rose (from Cleveland) Right to swap 2024 second round picks with Cleveland |
Player | Signed |
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Joe Ingles [6] | July 25, 2017 |
Player | Signed | Former team |
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Jonas Jerebko [7] | 2-year contract worth $8.2 million | Boston Celtics |
Thabo Sefolosha [8] | 2-year contract worth $10.5 million | Atlanta Hawks |
Royce O'Neale [9] | 3-year contract worth $3,812,377 |
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Eric Griffin [10] | Two-way contract |
![]() |
Ekpe Udoh [11] | 2-year contract worth $6.5 million |
![]() |
Nate Wolters | Two-way contract |
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Erik McCree | Two-way contract | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
Naz Mitrou-Long | Two-way contract / 10-day contract | Iowa State Cyclones / Salt Lake City Stars |
Georges Niang | Two-way contract | Santa Cruz Warriors |
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Shelvin Mack [12] | 2-year contract worth $12 million | Orlando Magic |
George Hill [13] | 3-year contract worth $57 million | Sacramento Kings |
Gordon Hayward [14] | 4-year contract worth $128 million | Boston Celtics |
Joel Bolomboy | Training camp cut | Milwaukee Bucks / Wisconsin Herd |
Eric Griffin | Waived |
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Nate Wolters | Waived |
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Naz Mitrou-Long | Waived | Salt Lake City Stars |
Derrick Rose | Waived | Minnesota Timberwolves |
On July 7, 2018, Jonas Jerebko was waived by the Jazz, [15] and picked up by the Golden State Warriors. [16]