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Hayward, Gobert, Mitchell (2011–2022)2019–20 Utah Jazz
The 46th season in franchise history and the 41st in Salt Lake City began as an all-in push and ended as the moment professional sport in North America stopped. In the offseason the Jazz added Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanović, Jeff Green, Ed Davis and Emmanuel Mudiay while Derrick Favors, Kyle Korver, Jae Crowder, Raul Neto and Ricky Rubio left. Dennis Lindsey was promoted from general manager to executive vice president of basketball operations on May 10, with assistant Justin Zanik elevated to general manager . On the opening day of the season the club announced that Salt Lake City would host the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, the second time the Jazz would host after 1993.
28 in, 15 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
28 ARRIVED2019 NBA draft first round pick (#23 overall)
- Utah drafted him 23rd overall in 2019 and traded him away the same night. He came back on March 12, 2024 for the rest of the season and was waived that July.
- Famously bypassed both college and the G League on his way to the NBA.
2019 NBA draft second round pick (#53 overall)
- Utah drafted him 53rd overall in 2019 and signed him to a two-way contract that July.
- Averaged over 27 points a game as a senior at Hofstra, among the highest in Division I.
signed unrestricted free agent to a 2-year, $10M contract
- He signed with Utah for the 2019-20 season, a rebounding specialist near the end of the road.
- His father Terry Davis played ten NBA seasons.
trade with Grizzlies
Mike Conley Jr
- the club gave up: Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, rights to Darius Bazley, draft pick(s) (first round pick protected top 7, #15-30 in 2020-21, top 6 in 2022, top 3 in 2023, top 1 in 2024, else 2025 second round pick, 2026 second round pick) (2022 #22-Walker Kessler), traded player exception
signed unrestricted free agent to a 4-year $73.1M contract
- He signed a four-year, $73 million contract on July 7, 2019. When the rebuild started, Utah traded him to Detroit on September 26, 2022 for Kelly Olynyk, Saben Lee and cash.
- Represented Croatia at multiple Olympic Games and EuroBaskets.
signed second round pick to a 3-year, $4.2M contract
- Golden State took him 58th overall in 2019 and sold his rights to Utah. All 80 of his NBA games came in a Jazz uniform. On January 4, 2022 the club sent him and a second-round pick to Oklahoma City to trim its luxury-tax bill and open roster spots.
- One of very few Yale players to reach the NBA.
- Background: Golden State selected him 58th in 2019 and immediately sent his rights to Utah for cash. source
signed second round pick to a two way contract
- Indiana took him 50th overall in 2019 and traded him to Utah that night. The Jazz waived him at his own request in September 2021 and brought him back on a 10-day contract in March 2023.
- One of the few College of Charleston players ever drafted into the NBA.
signed second round pick to a two way contract
signed free agent to a 3-year $4.2M contract
- He joined the Jazz out of Europe and was waived on November 21, 2019.
- Played professionally in Japan before and after his NBA appearance.
signed free agent to a 3-year, $4.2M contract
William Howard never played a minute for the club
signed unrestricted free agent to a 2-year, $9.8M contract
signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year, $1.7M contract
- He signed with Utah as a free agent on July 20, 2019, for one season.
- Played professionally in China instead of attending SMU, an unusual route at the time.
signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year, $2.56M contract
- He signed a one-year minimum deal on July 20, 2019 and debuted that October. The fit never took and Utah waived him on December 24.
- Missed an entire season for open-heart surgery in 2012 and returned to play more than a decade longer.
signed 2017 second round pick to a 3-year, $4.8M contract
signed free agent to a 1-year Exhibit 10 contract
- Undrafted, he signed an Exhibit 10 deal in August 2019, was waived in the preseason, and came back on a two-way contract that November.
- Was Indiana's leading scorer and rebounder as a senior.
signed unrestricted free agent to a 1-year Exhibit 10 contract
Trevon Bluiett never played a minute for the club
signed free agent to a 1-year contract
Mike Scott never played a minute for the club
signed free agent
Kyle Collinsworth never played a minute for the club
signed free agent to an Exhibit 10 contract
Isaac Haas never played a minute for the club
signed free agent to an Exhibit 10 contract
Mike Scott never played a minute for the club
team exercised 1-year, $5.2M contract option through 2020-21
team exercised 1-year, $3.54M contract option through 2020-21
- ARRIVAL — the mechanics, 22 June 2017: the Utah Jazz acquired the rights to pick No. 28 (Tony Bradley) from the Los Angeles Lakers for the rights to No. 30 (Josh Hart) and No. 42 (Thomas Bryant). That is, Utah MOVED UP two spots and paid for it with two picks — he was not simply 'taken by the Lakers and traded'. source
- ARRIVAL — confirmation from a second source (Woj/Hoops Rumors): the Jazz sent No. 30 and No. 42 to the Lakers for No. 28 and selected the UNC center. That was their SECOND move up that evening — earlier they had sent Trey Lyles to Denver to climb from No. 24 to No. 13 and take Donovan Mitchell. source
signed free agent to an Exhibit 10 contract
Anthony Lawrence Jr never played a minute for the club
re-signed to a 1-year $14M contract extension
signed free agent to a 1-year $746K contract
trade with Cavaliers
- Utah acquired him from Cleveland for Dante Exum and two second-rounders on December 24, 2019, and he became the first Sixth Man of the Year in franchise history. By 2025 the club wanted the minutes for young guards and would not risk its protected draft pick on veterans — no trade partner appeared, so on June 30 the two sides bought out the deal.
- Won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year award in 2021 with Utah.
- Background: June 30, 2025: contract buyout. The Jazz were clearing room for their young guards and did not want to risk their top-8 protected 2026 pick by holding on to veterans. source
- the club gave up: Dante Exum, 2022 second round pick (#39-Khalifa Diop), 2023 second round pick (#49-Emoni Bates)
signed free agent to a multi-year contract / contract for the remainder of the season
- Utah signed him for the rest of the season on December 24, 2019, the same day it traded for Jordan Clarkson, and traded him to Cleveland with a second-round pick eleven months later.
- Known for one of the most explosive verticals of his draft class.
re-signed to a 4-year $36M contract extension
Out
15 LEFTteam declined to tender qualifying offer, making player an unrestricted free agent
Naz Long
team declined to tender qualifying offer, making player an unrestricted free agent
player became an unrestricted free agent
player became an unrestricted free agent
player became an unrestricted free agent
player became an unrestricted free agent
- DEPARTURE: the contract expired after 2018-19 and he became an unrestricted free agent on a salary of 5.25 million. Deseret: the Jazz were looking for roster changes and might not want that salary. In his words: 'I enjoyed playing for the team, it's been a great two years, just seeing the development of the team and the progress that we've made.' He said he would return if offered. source
team renounced free agent exception rights
team renounced free agent exception rights
team renounced free agent exception rights
Naz Long
team renounced free agent exception rights
team renounced free agent exception rights
- DEPARTURE: the contract expired after 2018-19 and he became an unrestricted free agent on a salary of 5.25 million. Deseret: the Jazz were looking for roster changes and might not want that salary. In his words: 'I enjoyed playing for the team, it's been a great two years, just seeing the development of the team and the progress that we've made.' He said he would return if offered. source
team renounced free agent exception rights
trade with Pelicans
player became a free agent
player became a free agent