The ledger
The Stockton–Malone era (1984–2003)1996–97 Utah Jazz
The Jazz opened the season with a new identity — a new primary logo built around purple mountains and light blue script, and new home and road uniforms with a mountain graphic behind the word "Jazz" . The look would stay in place until 2004.
15 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
15 ARRIVED1996 NBA draft first round pick (#25 overall)
Martin Muursepp never played a minute for the club
1996 NBA draft second round pick (#54 overall)
- Utah took him 54th overall in 1996 and he played three seasons and two Finals runs. In 1999 he signed with Houston for less than the $3 million a year and the starting job Utah had offered, saying money did not overrule happiness.
- Played in both the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals as a young rotation player.
- Background: A second explanation from him — geography: "I'm from Atlanta, so in terms of Houston and Atlanta, they're similar. That's why I chose Houston." source
- ARRIVAL: selected by Utah in the second round, 54th overall, in the 1996 draft (from Georgia). He played three seasons in Utah — 197 regular-season games, averaging 7.6 pts and 2.7 rebounds — and appeared in both NBA Finals (1997 and 1998). source
re-signed free agent to a 1-year contract
re-signed free agent to a 3-year contract
trade with Magic
- He came from Orlando on August 9, 1996 with Kenny Gattison and a first-round pick — the pick that became Andrei Kirilenko — for Felton Spencer. Utah waived him in November.
- Went on to be head coach at UT San Antonio for eight seasons.
- the club gave up: Felton Spencer, future considerations (?)
signed
- ARRIVAL: after the 1992-93 season Minnesota trades Spencer to Utah for Mike Brown (power forward/center). The deal is dated June 30, 1993. Spencer is the successor to Mark Eaton, who is retiring. source
signed to a 1-year contract
Charles Claxton never played a minute for the club
re-signed free agent to a reported 3-year $15M contract
signed to a 1-year contract
R.J. Nembhard Jr
signed second round pick to a 1-year contract
- ARRIVAL: selected by Utah in the second round, 54th overall, in the 1996 draft (from Georgia). He played three seasons in Utah — 197 regular-season games, averaging 7.6 pts and 2.7 rebounds — and appeared in both NBA Finals (1997 and 1998). source
signed to a 1-year contract
signed free agent to a 10-day contract
R.J. Nembhard Jr
signed free agent to a 10-day contract
re-signed to a second 10-day contract
R.J. Nembhard Jr
re-signed for the remainder of the season