The ledger
Arrival in Utah (1979–1984)1982–83 Utah Jazz
The ninth season in franchise history, and the last unhappy one for a very long time.
18 in, 1 out. Every move the record shows for this season, with the reason where a source gives one. Where no reason is documented, the entry says nothing rather than guess.
In
18 ARRIVED1982 NBA draft first round pick (#3 overall)
Dominique Wilkins never played a minute for the club
1982 NBA draft third round pick (#55 overall)
- Utah drafted him 55th overall in 1982 and he debuted that October, staying two seasons before moving on to Atlanta.
- Won the 1980 NCAA championship at Louisville with future Jazz teammate Darrell Griffith.
- Background: In Utah: 1982-83 — 82 games, 7 as a starter, 9.3 points and 2.6 assists. 1983-84 — 80 games, only 1 as a starter, 4.5 points. That is, his role shrinks by half already in the second season. source
- ARRIVAL: Utah takes him in the third round of the 1982 draft, ninth pick of the round, 55th overall, out of Louisville. Debut on October 29, 1982. source
1982 NBA draft third round pick (#49 overall)
Steve Trumbo never played a minute for the club
1982 NBA draft fourth round pick (#72 overall)
- The last-place Jazz took him 72nd overall in 1982 as a long-term project, and he never played for anyone else. A worsening back cost him the whole of 1993-94 and he retired that September, at 37, with two Defensive Player of the Year awards and his number in the rafters.
- Set the NBA single-season record with 456 blocks in 1984–85 — 5.56 per game, a mark nobody has approached.
- Background: A deteriorating back kept him out for the entire 1993-94 season. He announced the end in September 1994, at 37. source
1982 NBA draft fifth round pick (#95 overall)
Mike McKay never played a minute for the club
1982 NBA draft sixth round pick (#118 overall)
Alvin Jackson never played a minute for the club
1982 NBA draft seventh round pick (#141 overall)
Thad Gardner never played a minute for the club
1982 NBA draft eighth round pick (#164 overall)
Rick Campbell never played a minute for the club
1982 NBA draft ninth round pick (#187 overall)
Riley Clarida never played a minute for the club
1982 NBA draft tenth round pick (#208 overall)
Mike Edwards never played a minute for the club
signed fourth round pick to a 5-year, ~$150K/year contract
trade with Hawks
- Atlanta traded him, Freeman Williams and cash to Utah on September 2, 1982 for the draft rights to Dominique Wilkins. A relapse into cocaine addiction ended it — the Jazz suspended him on December 6, 1984 and waived him two days later.
- Was a two-time NBA All-Star before arriving in Utah.
- Background: September 2, 1982: Atlanta sends Drew, Freeman Williams and cash to Utah for the rights to Dominique Wilkins. source
- He arrived in September 1982 with John Drew and cash, in the trade that sent Dominique Wilkins to Atlanta after Wilkins refused to sign with Utah.
- Led all of NCAA Division I in scoring in both 1977 and 1978.
- the club gave up: rights to Dominique Wilkins
signed free agent to a 2-year contract
signed third round pick
- ARRIVAL: Utah takes him in the third round of the 1982 draft, ninth pick of the round, 55th overall, out of Louisville. Debut on October 29, 1982. source
signed third round pick
Steve Trumbo never played a minute for the club
signed free agent to a 1-year contract
- Philadelphia drafted him 36th overall in 1982, but his entire NBA career was spent in a Jazz uniform, from 1982 to 1985.
- Played all three of his NBA seasons for the Jazz.
- Background: Full name Mitchell Keith 'J.J.' Anderson; Metro High School, Chicago; Bradley University 1978-1982. source
signed free agent to a 1-year contract
- Utah signed him in February 1983 and gave him a four-year deal that summer — then waived and re-signed him three times over the next two years, the last waiver coming in October 1985.
- His brother Calvin Natt was an NBA All-Star and Rookie of the Year runner-up.