The 2023–24 Utah Jazz season was the 50th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their 45th season in Utah. This also became their first season where they would begin to air their games on KJZZ-TV and KUTV alongside the Kiswe owned streaming service called Jazz+ instead of working with AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (later known as SportsNet Rocky Mountain before shutting down by the end of 2023).[3] During their first season under this change, the Jazz would see a 39% increase in viewership by comparison to the previous season under AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.[4] They failed to improve upon their 37–45 record from the previous year, suffering a second consecutive losing record, at 31–51.
2023–24 Utah Jazz season | |
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Head coach | Will Hardy |
General manager | Justin Zanik |
Owner(s) | Ryan Smith |
Arena | Delta Center |
Results | |
Record | 31–51 (.378) |
Place | Division: 4th (Northwest) Conference: 12th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KJZZ-TV KUTV Kiswe (Jazz+)[1] Root Sports Northwest[2] |
Radio | 1280 97.5 The Zone |
Utah's January 17, 2024 matchup against the Golden State Warriors was postponed due to the death of Dejan Milojević, an assistant coach to Golden State.[5] The game was later made up on February 15, 2024. On March 27, 2024, the Jazz were eliminated from playoff contention for the second straight season following a loss to the San Antonio Spurs and wins by the Golden State Warriors (over the Orlando Magic) and Houston Rockets (over the Oklahoma City Thunder).
Draft
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1 | 9 | Taylor Hendricks | PF | United States | UCF |
1 | 16 | Keyonte George | SG | United States | Baylor |
1 | 28 | Brice Sensabaugh | SF | United States | Ohio State |
Roster
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Standings
editDivision
editNorthwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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c – Oklahoma City Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 12–4 | 82 |
x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 33–8 | 24–17 | 10–6 | 82 |
x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 30–11 | 26–15 | 12–4 | 82 |
Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 21–20 | 10–31 | 5–11 | 82 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 11–30 | 10–31 | 1–15 | 82 |
Conference
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# | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
1 | c – Oklahoma City Thunder * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
2 | x – Denver Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
3 | x – Minnesota Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
4 | y – Los Angeles Clippers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 | 82 |
5 | y – Dallas Mavericks * | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 | 82 |
6 | x – Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
7 | x – New Orleans Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 | 82 |
8 | x – Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 | 82 |
9 | pi – Sacramento Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
10 | pi – Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 | 82 |
11 | Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
12 | Utah Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 | 82 |
13 | Memphis Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 | 82 |
14 | San Antonio Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 | 82 |
15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
Game log
editPreseason
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Preseason: 3–2 (home: 2–0; road: 1–2)
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Regular season
editThis became the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[6][7]
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October: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
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November: 5–10 (home: 4–3; road: 1–7)
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December: 8–6 (home: 4–1; road: 4–5)
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January: 10–6 (home: 6–1; road: 4–5)
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February: 3–8 (home: 3–5; road: 0–3)
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March: 2–13 (home: 2–7; road: 0–6)
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April: 2–5 (home: 1–2; road: 1–3)
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2023–24 season schedule |
In-Season Tournament
editThis was the first regular season where all the NBA teams competed in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[6][8] During the in-season tournament period, the Jazz competed in Group A of the Western Conference, which included the Memphis Grizzlies, the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Portland Trail Blazers. While the Jazz got off to a promising start as underdog contenders for Group A following their wins over the Grizzlies and Trail Blazers, a close loss to the Suns and a blowout loss to the Lakers mathematically eliminated the Jazz from In-Season Tournament contention.
West group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification | LAL | PHX | UTA | POR | MEM | |
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1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 494 | 420 | +74 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 122–119 | 131–99 | 107–95 | 134–107 | |
2 | Phoenix Suns | 4 | 3 | 1 | 480 | 446 | +34 | 119–122 | — | 131–128 | 120–107 | 110–89 | ||
3 | Utah Jazz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 469 | 482 | −13 | 99–131 | 128–131 | — | 115–99 | 127–121 | ||
4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 4 | 1 | 3 | 416 | 455 | −39 | 95–107 | 107–120 | 99–115 | — | 115–113 (OT) | ||
5 | Memphis Grizzlies | 4 | 0 | 4 | 430 | 486 | −56 | 107–134 | 89–110 | 121–127 | 113–115 (OT) | — |
Player statistics
editGP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Regular season
editPlayer | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Ochai Agbaji† | 51 | 10 | 19.7 | .426 | .331 | .750 | 2.5 | .9 | .5 | .6 | 5.4 |
Darius Bazley† | 6 | 0 | 23.7 | .621 | .250 | .833 | 4.5 | .8 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
Jordan Clarkson | 55 | 19 | 30.6 | .413 | .294 | .881 | 3.4 | 5.0 | .6 | .1 | 17.1 |
John Collins | 68 | 66 | 28.0 | .532 | .371 | .795 | 8.5 | 1.1 | .6 | .9 | 15.1 |
Kris Dunn | 66 | 32 | 18.9 | .470 | .369 | .688 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .4 | 5.4 |
Simone Fontecchio† | 50 | 34 | 23.2 | .450 | .391 | .800 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .6 | .4 | 8.9 |
Keyonte George | 75 | 44 | 27.0 | .391 | .334 | .848 | 2.8 | 4.4 | .5 | .1 | 13.0 |
Taylor Hendricks | 40 | 23 | 21.4 | .450 | .379 | .793 | 4.6 | .8 | .7 | .8 | 7.3 |
Talen Horton-Tucker | 51 | 11 | 19.8 | .396 | .330 | .807 | 2.4 | 3.5 | .9 | .4 | 10.1 |
Johnny Juzang | 20 | 5 | 18.6 | .464 | .416 | .714 | 1.8 | 1.2 | .2 | .1 | 7.2 |
Walker Kessler | 64 | 22 | 23.3 | .654 | .211 | .602 | 7.5 | .9 | .5 | 2.4 | 8.1 |
Kira Lewis Jr.† | 12 | 0 | 9.9 | .450 | .154 | .778 | 1.0 | 1.6 | .3 | .1 | 3.8 |
Kenneth Lofton Jr.† | 4 | 0 | 22.8 | .600 | .333 | .818 | 5.0 | 4.8 | .8 | .5 | 13.8 |
Lauri Markkanen | 55 | 55 | 33.1 | .480 | .399 | .899 | 8.2 | 2.0 | .9 | .5 | 23.2 |
Kelly Olynyk† | 50 | 8 | 20.4 | .562 | .429 | .842 | 5.1 | 4.4 | .7 | .2 | 8.1 |
Micah Potter | 16 | 0 | 11.6 | .475 | .429 | .750 | 2.7 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 3.3 |
Jason Preston | 7 | 0 | 10.1 | .316 | .000 | 2.4 | 2.3 | .3 | .1 | 1.7 | |
Luka Šamanić | 43 | 7 | 9.4 | .380 | .203 | .786 | 2.4 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 4.1 |
Brice Sensabaugh | 32 | 11 | 18.3 | .390 | .296 | .902 | 3.2 | 1.7 | .4 | .2 | 7.5 |
Collin Sexton | 78 | 51 | 26.6 | .487 | .394 | .859 | 2.6 | 4.9 | .8 | .2 | 18.7 |
Ömer Yurtseven | 48 | 12 | 11.4 | .538 | .208 | .679 | 4.3 | .6 | .2 | .4 | 4.6 |
- † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Jazz only.
Transactions
editTrades
editJuly 7 | To Atlanta Hawks
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To Utah Jazz |
[9][10] |
July 8 | To Cleveland Cavaliers |
To Utah Jazz
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[11][12] |
February 8 | To Detroit Pistons |
To Utah Jazz
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[13][14] |
To Toronto Raptors |
To Utah Jazz
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[15][16] |
Free agency
editRe-signed
editPlayer | Signed | Ref. |
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Additions
editPlayer | Signed | Former Team | Ref. |
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Subtractions
editPlayer | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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References
edit- ^ "Inside the Utah Jazz's bold new TV plan".
- ^ Todd, Sarah (October 24, 2023). "Utah Jazz expand broadcast territory into Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington and Wyoming". Deseret News. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
- ^ Larsen, Andy (June 20, 2023). "Utah Jazz will air games free, sell streaming packages to fans next season". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2024/04/25/nba-rsn-viewership-regular-season
- ^ II, Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson. "Warriors assistant Milojević dies after heart attack". The Athletic. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Hawks Acquire Forward Rudy Gay and Conditional Second-Round Pick and Create a Trade Exception in Exchange for Forward John Collins". NBA.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Forward/Center John Collins". NBA.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Damian Jones". NBA.com. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Rincon, Jeremy (July 7, 2023). "Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations". NBA.com. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "DETROIT PISTONS ACQUIRE SIMONE FONTECCHIO FROM UTAH". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Kevin Knox II, Future Draft Pick, and Draft Rights from Detroit Pistons". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "RAPTORS ACQUIRE OLYNYK AND AGBAJI FROM JAZZ". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Kira Lewis Jr., Otto Porter Jr., and a Future Draft Pick from Toronto Raptors". NBA.com. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.