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Hayward, Gobert, Mitchell (2011–2022)

2015–16 Utah Jazz

40–42 · ninth in the Western Conference · coach: Quin Snyder · Vivint Arena (EnergySolutions Arena until the naming rights changed hands in October 2015)
Playoffs: did not qualify, missed by one game

Quin Snyder's second team came within one game of the postseason and lost the race on the last night of the schedule. Utah finished 40–42, ninth in the Western Conference, and was pushed out by a Houston Rockets win plus the tiebreaker between the two clubs. It was the fourth consecutive season without playoff basketball in Salt Lake City.

23 in, 4 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

23 ARRIVED
2015 NBA draft first round pick (#12 overall)
Trey Lyles Forward · 2015–17
  • Utah took him 12th overall in 2015. On draft night 2017 the Jazz sent him and the rights to Tyler Lydon, the 24th pick, to Denver to move up to 13 and take Donovan Mitchell.
  • Was traded on draft night 2017 in the deal that brought Donovan Mitchell to the Jazz.
  • Background: Utah took him 12th overall in the 2015 draft; the frontcourt was a priority after Enes Kanter was traded to Oklahoma City at that year's deadline. source
2015 NBA draft second round pick (#54 overall)
Dani Diez never played a minute for the club
2015 NBA draft second round pick (#42 overall)
Olivier Hanlan never played a minute for the club
team tendered qualifying offer, making player a restricted free agent
Joe Ingles Forward · 2014–22
signed first round pick to a 2-year, $4.6M contract with a 2-year, $5.8M team option
Trey Lyles Forward · 2015–17
signed 2013 second round pick to a multi-year contract
Raul Neto Guard · 2015–19
re-signed restricted free agent to a 2-year $4.5M contract
Joe Ingles Forward · 2014–22
signed 2010 second round pick to a 3-year, $10M contract
Tibor Pleiss Center · 2015–16
  • Utah acquired his rights in the February 2015 trade that sent Enes Kanter away, signed him that July, and in August 2016 shipped him to Philadelphia — cap room for a possible Derrick Favors extension and a roster spot for Joel Bolomboy.
  • Won multiple EuroLeague and domestic titles in Europe with Barcelona and Anadolu Efes.
signed free agent
Treveon Graham never played a minute for the club
signed free agent to a 1-year, non-guaranteed, minimum contract
Treveon Graham never played a minute for the club
signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year contract with a 1-year team option
Jeff Withey Center · 2015–17
  • He signed with Utah on August 24, 2015 and spent two seasons as the backup centre before signing with Dallas in 2017.
  • Holds the Kansas career record for blocked shots.
  • Background: Signs with the Jazz on August 24, 2015, spends two seasons as a backup center. In 2016-17: 51 games, 2.9 points, 2.4 rebounds. source
signed free agent to a 1-year contract
J.J. O'Brien Forward · 2015–16
  • Undrafted, he came up through summer league and signed with Utah on August 28, 2015, was waived that October, then came back on a 10-day contract in January and debuted the same night.
  • His entire NBA career was played for this franchise.
team exercised contract option through 2016-17
Dante Exum Guard · 2014–20
team exercised contract option through 2016-17
Rodney Hood Guard/Forward · 2014–18
  • ARRIVAL: Utah selected him 23rd overall in the 2014 draft (Duke). source
team exercised contract option through 2016-17
Rudy Gobert Center · 2013–22
team exercised contract option through 2016-17
Trey Burke Guard · 2013–16
  • ARRIVAL 27.06.2013: Minnesota selected him 9th, but immediately sent him to Utah for picks 14 and 21 (with which the Wolves took Shabazz Muhammad and Gorgui Dieng). source
signed free agent
E.J. Singler never played a minute for the club
signed free agent
Eric Atkins never played a minute for the club
claimed off waivers (from Blazers)
Phil Pressey never played a minute for the club
signed free agent to a 10-day contract
J.J. O'Brien Forward · 2015–16
signed free agent to a 10-day contract
Erick Green Guard · 2015–16
re-signed to a second 10-day contract
Erick Green Guard · 2015–16
3-team trade with Bulls, Hawks
Shelvin Mack Guard · 2015–17
  • A three-team trade with Atlanta and Chicago sent him to Utah on February 18, 2016, reuniting him with his Butler teammate Gordon Hayward. After the Jazz traded for Ricky Rubio in June 2017 he left in free agency for Orlando.
  • Started for Butler in both the 2010 and 2011 NCAA championship games, alongside future Jazz star Gordon Hayward.
  • Background: In Utah he stepped straight into the role: 16 points and 6 assists in his debut against Portland, and two days later he started in place of Raul Neto. Through the end of 2015-16: 12.7 pts and 5.3 ast in 28 games (27 starts). source
  • ARRIVAL: 18 February 2016 — a three-way deal with Atlanta and Chicago sent Mack to Utah. It reunited him with his Butler teammate Gordon Hayward AND with former Hawks assistant Quin Snyder, by then Utah's head coach. source
  • the club gave up: 2018 second round pick (#47-Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk / Svi Mykhailiuk)

Out

4 LEFT
player became an unrestricted free agent
Jeremy Evans Forward · 2010–15
  • DEPARTURE: his contract expires at the end of June 2015; on July 5, 2015 he announces himself on Twitter that he is agreeing with Dallas — two years at the veteran minimum. Officially signed by the Mavericks on July 31, 2015. source
  • THE REASON: he had fallen out of the rotation. ESPN: 'fell out of the Jazz's rotation last season, appearing in only 38 games'. His best season remains 2013-14 — 6.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in 18.3 minutes. source
signed with Zalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania)
Olivier Hanlan never played a minute for the club
player became a free agent
J.J. O'Brien Forward · 2015–16
player became a free agent
Erick Green Guard · 2015–16
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