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88-565: In previous years, the Utah Jazz Summer League also featured NBA teams, as did the Orlando Pro Summer League ; those leagues are sometimes referred to as NBA Summer League when also mentioned with its host location. Summer leagues have existed for decades. Historically, there was not an organized structure, with leagues sometimes overlapping and not officially coordinated. The Orlando Pro Summer League

176-680: A jump shot to win the game, 87–86, and the series for Chicago, 4–2. In the 1999 season , shortened to 50 games due to a lockout , the Jazz finished 37–13, tied with the Spurs for the best record in the league. They defeated the Sacramento Kings in five games in the first round of the playoffs . However, they lost in the second round of the playoffs to the Portland Trail Blazers . Despite yet another disappointment, Malone

264-631: A 10-point halftime deficit to win the decider. The next season, the Italian club won the 1984 FIBA Intercontinental Cup , after topping a group of international clubs in Brazil. Roma also won the 1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup final against Mobilgirgi Caserta . The club's next title was the 1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup , by which time Banco di Roma had been replaced as the club's sponsor by Il Messaggero . A squad comprising Dino Rađa , Rick Mahorn , Roberto Premier , and Andrea Niccolai downed Scavolini Pesaro in

352-531: A 3–0 series lead in the process) to advance to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost to the eventual NBA champion Houston Rockets 4–1. In the 1994–95 season, the Jazz had significant depth and talent and were expected to make a serious run for the championship. However, they lost starter Spencer 34 games into the season with a ruptured Achilles tendon . Despite this setback, the Jazz finished 60–22 before again losing to Houston in

440-837: A champion for the first time in 2013 when the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets 85–77. On July 11, 2014, the Philadelphia 76ers won the championship with a 91–75 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Dallas Mavericks were the final champions of the league, winning in 2017. The league ended after 2017 due to the trend of NBA teams participating in the Las Vegas league. The Las Vegas Summer League played its inaugural season in 2004 at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)'s arena,

528-533: A community outreach campaign to encourage interest in the Jazz in the summer of 1984 under the direction of Jazz public relations staffers David Allred and Kim Turner, initially the league operated as a three-week, pro-am league in July with alumni players from Utah, BYU, Weber State and Utah State. In 1990, after sending a team to the California Summer League the previous summer, Scott Layden, then

616-625: A four-team format that included a double-header match-up per day featuring the Kings, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat. The award winner's team represented who they played for at the time they won Summer League MVP. Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City . The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as

704-459: A handful of games per team. Unlike regulation NBA games, which are 48 minutes long, games only last 40 minutes (same as in FIBA / WNBA ), plus multiple 2-minute overtime periods (first overtime is played in its entirety; true sudden death thereafter). Before the 2013 leagues, no official champions were named at any league, with the leagues focusing more on individual auditions and development. A champion

792-901: A member of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference . Since the 1991–92 season , the team has played its home games at the Delta Center , an arena they share with the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL). The franchise began as an expansion team in the 1974–75 season as the New Orleans Jazz (as a tribute to New Orleans' history of originating jazz music ). The Jazz relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City on June 8, 1979. The Jazz were one of

880-470: A mid-season slump, was still an integral piece of the Jazz offense. The Jazz stayed in the playoff race until the third-to-last game, when they lost to the Dallas Mavericks . The Jazz ended the season 41–41, three games out of the playoffs . Ostertag retired at the end of the season, having spent 10 of his 11 NBA seasons with the Jazz. In the 2006 NBA draft , the Jazz selected Ronnie Brewer in

968-735: A new logo, as well as a new court design based on the team's popular City Edition court. On May 6, 2018, reports surfaced that to replace the position previously held in Orlando by the Magic, the Kings would host its own Summer League event in Sacramento. The event is scheduled to take place before the Las Vegas Summer League begins, with the teams in place for the event involving the Sacramento Kings , Los Angeles Lakers , Golden State Warriors , and Miami Heat . Eight days later,

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1056-583: A serious foot injury; however, Seikaly insisted the Jazz torpedoed the deal and that he wanted to play for them; however, Seikaly's refusal to report effectively killed the deal. After the trade was off, Orlando pivoted and traded Seikaly to the New Jersey Nets, where he would play a total of 18 games over the next 1 1/2 seasons before retiring from the NBA. The Jazz played better after Stockton returned from his early-season injury. The team went 51–13 over

1144-634: A slow start to win Game 2, 93–88, easily took Game 3, 96–54, and won Game 4, 86–82, to lead the series 3–1. The Jazz fought back and won Game 5 on the road, 83–81, to trail 3–2 in the series, with Game 6 (and a Game 7 if needed) in Salt Lake City. The Jazz held a lead in most of Game 6, but the Bulls rallied, and in the last seconds of the game, Michael Jordan stole the ball from Malone on the final Jazz possession and then pushed off of Bryon Russell and made

1232-743: A spot in the All-Star Game . The Jazz missed the playoffs by one game to the Denver Nuggets , ending a streak of 20 consecutive seasons in the playoffs. Jerry Sloan finished second in the voting for the NBA Coach of the Year Award , losing to Hubie Brown of the Memphis Grizzlies. During the off-season, the team made moves to change the roster; they acquired Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur as free agents and re-signed Carlos Arroyo and Gordan Giricek to extensions. The 2004–05 season

1320-655: A win in EuroBasket 2007 (the European championship), a tournament in which he was named MVP. After that, Kirilenko posted on a blog that he wished to be traded from the Jazz and would be willing to walk away from his contract. However, no trade was made and he remained with the team. Burghy Roma Virtus Roma 1960 , commonly known as Virtus Roma , is an Italian professional basketball club based in Rome , Lazio . The club, named Pallacanestro Virtus Roma competed in

1408-572: A year earlier when Miller purchased half for $ 8 million) before Miller stepped in at the last minute, purchasing Battistone's remaining 50 percent for $ 14 million and keeping the team in Utah. Wolfenson and Ratner later became the founders of the Minnesota Timberwolves expansion franchise which, coincidentally, was almost sold and moved to New Orleans in 1994. In 1986, Adrian Dantley, the team's star player who had carried them through

1496-651: A young Kobe Bryant . The Jazz set the tone for the series with a win in Game 1, 112–77. Game 2, a 99–95 Jazz victory, and Games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles were decided by an average of 7.5 points. The Jazz swept the Lakers and earned a second consecutive trip to the NBA Finals. In the 1998 NBA Finals (again against the Chicago Bulls), the Jazz took Game 1 at home, 88–85 in overtime. However, the Bulls overcame

1584-402: Is currently named for the Las Vegas league, although team performance is generally not emphasized. Unsigned free agents are often signed to summer league deals, providing a chance to possibly be signed to a contract during the regular season. Any team can sign the free agent after the league is over, not just the one he played for in summer league. For example, Jeremy Lin , a Harvard graduate,

1672-507: Is proclaimed champion of the Serie A2 , getting the direct promotion to the Serie A . Virtu returns to the highest tier after an absence of four years. On December 9, 2020, the club withdrew from the Serie A due to financial difficulties and the inability to find a new investor. Virtus played at the 3,500 seating capacity Palazzetto dello Sport arena, until 1983. The club then played at

1760-568: The 11,200 seat PalaLottomatica arena, from 1983 to 2011, except between 2000 and 2003, when the arena was undergoing extensive renovation work. After the club down scaled its operations costs, due to reduced funds, Virtus found the operating costs of the PalaLottomatica to be prohibitive, and decided to avoid playing in the larger arena. So from 2011 to 2018, it returned to the Palazzetto dello Sport, even playing games there during

1848-490: The 2013 Italian LBA Finals . On June 9, 2018, Virtus Roma reached a new deal with All Events SpA, the operator of PalaLottomatica , to play at the arena during the Serie A2 2018–19 season. This was the last roster that Roma had in the 2020–21 LBA season before the official withdrawal from the championship. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. The team would line up as in

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1936-526: The Chicago Bulls in the Finals, losing the series 4–2, with the last two games decided in the final seconds (scores of 90–88 and 90–86). During the off-season, the Jazz made no changes to the roster. As the 1997–98 season neared, they were expected to be contenders for the championship again. However, Stockton suffered a serious knee injury before the season, and missed the first 18 games, in which

2024-479: The Houston Rockets in the first round, a match-up of number 4 and number 5 seeds (Utah was seeded higher due to winning the Northwest Division, but Houston had a 52–30 record opposed to Utah's 51–31, giving them home court advantage in the series). It was a physical, close-fought match-up, with each of the first six games being won by the home team. The Jazz broke this trend in the seventh game, and beat

2112-592: The NBA Development League had a D-League Ambassadors team. The Rocky Mountain Revue also showcased the Iranian national team . Games were hosted at Westminster College ( Salt Lake City ), East High School (Salt Lake City) , Delta Center and the Revue's final home, Salt Lake Community College . The Revue was known for its popularity, evidenced by sold-out crowds each time the Jazz played. The Revue

2200-787: The NBA championship that season by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals . During the off-season, the Jazz gained a hometown NBA Development League affiliate in the Utah Flash (based in Orem ), which they shared with the Boston Celtics . They selected Morris Almond in the first round, although ultimately they made few lineup changes. One of the biggest lineup changes that caught fans' attention

2288-701: The San Antonio Spurs each season during their city's rodeo . Deciding the Jazz were no longer viable in New Orleans, Battistone decided to move elsewhere. After scouting several new homes, he decided on Salt Lake City, even though it was a smaller market. Salt Lake City had previously been home to the Utah Stars of the American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1970 to 1976. The Stars had been extremely popular in

2376-454: The Thomas & Mack Center with six NBA teams – Boston Celtics , Cleveland Cavaliers , Denver Nuggets , Orlando Magic , Phoenix Suns , and Washington Wizards – playing a total of 13 games. With Warren LeGarie leading the way, the summer league had three successful summers in which participation increased to 16 teams playing more than 40 games at UNLV. In 2007, the NBA attached its name to

2464-588: The Washington Bullets , while Eric Leckner and Bob Hansen were sent from Utah to the Sacramento Kings and Pervis Ellison going from Sacramento to Washington. The Jazz began the season 22–15 before going 27–8 in January and February, with new addition Jeff Malone averaging 18.6 points, giving them three strong scoring options (Karl Malone, Jeff Malone, and John Stockton – 64.8 of the team's 104 points per game). The Jazz finished 54–28, second in

2552-501: The first division of Italian basketball, the LBA , for decades until 2020, when it failed. In 2021 the club was refounded. It was formerly a major side in Europe, winning the 1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague ), and at one time being one of only 13 clubs to hold a EuroLeague A license. However, its standing later waned, and Virtus became less competitive in both Europe and

2640-540: The Italian top level LBA, the club's management asked to participate instead in the Italian second division Serie A2 . The permission to do so was granted by the Italian Basketball Federation . The cited motive for the move to the lower division, was an insufficient budget to be competitive at the higher level, and the desire to restructure the club based on a youth policy. On April 23, 2019, after beating Legnano Knights by 83–88, Virtus Roma

2728-613: The Jazz began restructuring after Sloan's retirement and Williams' trade to the New Jersey Nets . Quin Snyder was hired as head coach in June 2014. With the development of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell into All-Stars, the Jazz launched themselves back into title contention, eventually earning the league's best regular season record in the 2020–21 season . However, following disappointing early playoff exits in both 2021 and 2022,

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2816-485: The Jazz improved to 53–29. In the playoffs, they faced San Antonio in the first round, shutting down NBA scoring leader David Robinson throughout the series. Robinson had averaged 29.8 points on 50 percent shooting during the regular season, numbers that dropped to 20.0 and 41 percent in the series against Utah. The Jazz then fought off a determined Denver Nuggets team 4–3 in the Conference semifinals (almost blowing

2904-417: The Jazz played games in the cavernous Louisiana Superdome , but things were no better, because of high demand for the stadium, onerous lease terms, New Orleans' 11 percent amusement tax (highest in the nation), and Maravich's constant knee problems. They also faced the prospect of spending a whole month on the road each year because of New Orleans' Mardi Gras festivities, similar to the long road trip faced by

2992-485: The Jazz returned to the playoffs, facing the Houston Rockets and their All-Star centers, Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson . The Jazz prevailed in the series, 3–2, and advanced to the second round, losing the series to the high-scoring Denver Nuggets , 4–1. The team's perennial financial woes and instability were somewhat stabilized during April 1985, when auto dealer Larry H. Miller bought 50 percent of

3080-576: The Jazz traded Mitchell and Gobert to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves , respectively, in the 2022 offseason and entered a new era of rebuilding centered around Lauri Markkanen , who became an All-Star in his first season with the Jazz after being acquired in the Mitchell trade. On June 7, 1974, the New Orleans Jazz were admitted as an expansion franchise into the National Basketball Association (NBA). The first owner of

3168-471: The Jazz went 11–7. On February 17, 1998, at the NBA trade deadline, the Jazz consummated a trade with the Orlando Magic, to acquire center Rony Seikaly in an attempt to bolster their center rotation. However, Seikaly refused to report within the mandated 48 hours required by NBA rules. From there, the trade was called off, and the Jazz took Chris Morris & Greg Foster back. Rumors had Seikaly with

3256-406: The Jazz won Game 2 in Los Angeles, 101–97, and took the lead in the series 2–1 with a Game 3 win in Salt Lake City. The Jazz lost Games 4 and 5, but won Game 6, 108–80, tying the series 3–3. In the decisive Game 7, the Lakers won 109–98. During the 1988–89 season, Frank Layden stepped down as head coach of the Jazz after the first 17 games, and was replaced by Jerry Sloan . The Jazz won 51 games and

3344-422: The Jazz's director of basketball operations, invited the Portland Trail Blazers , Phoenix Suns , and Sacramento Kings to join the league and moved to an all-NBA format. Over the course of the next 20 years, as few as four teams (1990) and as many as 16 teams (1998), participated, including the first International entry, Burghy Roma . The league did not play games during the 1999 strike-shortened season. In 2008,

3432-758: The Kings confirmed that their own Summer League event (titled the California Classic Summer League) would take place from July 2–5, 2018 (taking a day off to celebrate the Fourth of July ), replacing the Orlando Pro Summer League. On May 14, 2018, the Sacramento Kings confirmed that report. For the 2019 event, the Kings announced the team's roster for their second annual California Classic Summer League that took place on July 1–3 at Golden 1 Center . It featured

3520-667: The Midwest Division and finished with the best record in the Western Conference. The team included Stockton , Malone and Hornacek , as well as Bryon Russell , Antoine Carr , Howard Eisley and Shandon Anderson . Malone won his first NBA MVP award, averaging 27.4 points, 9.9 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. The Jazz reached the NBA Finals for the first time after beating the Clippers 3–0, Lakers 4–1 and Rockets 4–2. The Jazz then met Michael Jordan and

3608-454: The Midwest Division championship as they grew better overall. Malone and Stockton, as well as Mark Eaton, were the leaders of the team and also All-Star selections. Eaton won Defensive Player of the Year for the second time, and it appeared the Jazz were ready to take the next step toward contending for an NBA title, after having pushed the Lakers to seven games in the Western Conference semifinals

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3696-586: The Rockets 103–99 in Houston. The Jazz went on to face the eighth-seeded Golden State Warriors , who were coming off a historic upset of the number 1-seeded Dallas Mavericks . However, the Jazz easily handled the Warriors, and won the series 4–1. The Jazz then faced the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals, but lost to the more experienced Spurs, 4 games to 1 in the series. The Spurs eventually won

3784-519: The Serie A finals, which would earn it the right to return to the EuroLeague. However, the club relinquished their rights, as they did not agree to some of the competition's requirements. In particular, paying rent for an arena with the minimum arena capacity. They thus earned a place in the second tier EuroCup instead. In July 2015, despite having satisfied the economic conditions to participate in

3872-552: The Serie A semifinals, and the Italian Cup final, that it lost in overtime . In the summer of 2011, the Italian club's EuroLeague A-license was suspended, after it finished in the bottom half of the Serie A. The next year, it lost the license completely, after having the worst record among A license clubs. It lost its license to EA7 Emporio Armani Milano . In a strange twist, Virtus Roma then went on to have an excellent season, unexpectedly, by their own admission, reaching

3960-490: The Utah Jazz Summer League for 2015, albeit with a smaller number of teams participating. The event included the Boston Celtics , Philadelphia 76ers , and San Antonio Spurs as well as the Jazz in a six-game, four-day event at Energy Solutions Arena . In 2019, the Utah Jazz Summer League announced some changes in the event, replacing its name as Salt Lake City Summer League. The rebranding also included

4048-479: The best numbers of his career. The Jazz approached 50 wins going into the playoffs , but ended up falling short with a record of 47–35. They faced the Sacramento Kings in the playoffs again, and lost in a five-game first-round series, 4–1. After the season, Stockton retired, and Malone left as a free agent to join the Los Angeles Lakers . Without Malone and Stockton, the faces of the Jazz franchise,

4136-465: The city and had even won an ABA title in their first season after moving from Los Angeles. However, their financial situation deteriorated in their last two seasons, and they were shut down by the league 16 games into the 1975–76 season in December 1975 after missing payroll. Although Salt Lake City was not known for its jazz culture, the team decided to keep the name, as there was not enough time before

4224-411: The division to San Antonio by a game, similar to their division finish the prior year. In the playoffs, they met the Phoenix Suns for the second year in a row. In Game 1 Utah won 129–90, which set the tone for the series, as Utah eliminated the Suns 3–1, earning a second-round matchup with the Portland Trail Blazers, the defending Western Conference champions. The Jazz played well, keeping close in most of

4312-406: The domestic LBA - which it had won in 1983 – before being voluntarily relegated to the Italian second division in July 2015. In December 2020, Virtus was dissolved after the club was declared bankrupt after months of financial struggles. For past club sponsorship names, see sponsorship names . The club was formed by the merger of two Roman sides, San Saba and Gruppo Borgo Cavalleggeri, under

4400-405: The draft party booed the selection. The 1984–85 season saw the emergence of Mark Eaton as a defensive force. Eaton averaged 5.6 blocks per game (still an NBA single-season record) along with 9.7 points and 11.3 rebounds, and won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award . On the downside, John Drew played only 19 games all season, which deprived the team of their high-scoring sixth man. However,

4488-401: The early years in Utah, was traded to Detroit for Kelly Tripucka , who ended up splitting time with Thurl Bailey. Darrell Griffith, back from injuries that caused him to miss the 1985–86 season, lost his starter spot at guard to Bob Hansen . Stockton warranted more time at the point guard position. Despite all these changes, the team finished 44–38 before losing to the Golden State Warriors in

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4576-426: The event, making it the "NBA" summer league. In 2008, the summer league expanded to 22 teams and was sponsored by EA Sports . In the 2015 season, Samsung became the sponsor. In 2022 it became the NBA2K Summer League. Since 2018, all NBA teams play in the Las Vegas Summer League in the typical tournament style. From 1984 until 2008, the Utah Jazz hosted a tournament known as the Rocky Mountain Revue. Launched as

4664-402: The first round and in the second round selected Dee Brown and Paul Millsap . Several young players were traded to the Golden State Warriors for Derek Fisher , which give the Jazz frontcourt a veteran point guard. The Jazz were heralded by several major sports websites for drafting well and making good off-season moves. During the 2006–07 season, the Jazz improved considerably compared to

4752-465: The first round of the 2000 NBA draft . In the 2000–01 season, the Jazz posted a 53–29 record, but lost in the playoffs, surrendering a 2–0 series lead in the first round of the playoffs to the Dallas Mavericks to lose the series 3–2. This was their earliest exit from the playoffs since the 1994–95 season. In the 2001–02 season, Andrei Kirilenko made his rookie debut, averaging 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.91 blocks per game. The team started

4840-408: The first round of the playoffs. For the 1987–88 season, Stockton took over for Rickey Green as the starting point guard, and Malone established himself as one of the better power forwards in the league. The team finished 47–35 and defeated Portland, 3–1, in the first round, earning a second-round matchup with the reigning NBA champions, the Los Angeles Lakers . After Los Angeles took Game 1 at home,

4928-401: The first round, led by All-Stars Tom Chambers and Kevin Johnson . The Suns defeated the Jazz 3 games to 2. Again, the Jazz were left with questions as to how they could do so well in the regular season but fail to advance in the playoffs. For the 1990–91 season, the Jazz made another move to improve the team by executing a three-way trade that brought shooting guard Jeff Malone to Utah from

5016-399: The first time, where they again faced and lost to Portland, this time 4–2. The 1992–93 season was a letdown, as the team slumped to 47–35 and third place in the division. The center position, manned by defensive workhorse Mark Eaton for most of the past decade, became suspect as Eaton struggled with injuries and age. The bright spot for the season was the hosting of the NBA All-Star Game and

5104-424: The forward positions, Eaton and Rich Kelley jointly manning the post, Green and Griffith at the guards, and Drew adding 17 points per game off the bench. They went 45–37 and won the Midwest Division , the first winning season and division championship in team history. Jazz fans were not happy when the team picked an unknown guard in the first round of the 1984 NBA draft , John Stockton . The Jazz fans on hand for

5192-427: The games, but lost the series 4–1 to a deeper and more experienced Trail Blazers team. The 1991–92 season proved to be the most successful in team history to that time. The Jazz moved to the Delta Center , a state-of-the-art arena that featured a seating capacity of 19,911. The new venue was a considerable improvement over the Salt Palace, which seated just over 12,000 and lacked luxury suites and retail space. Early in

5280-436: The last 64 games, to finish at 62–20, and won the Midwest Division and received home-court advantage for the playoffs . In the playoffs, the Jazz beat Houston 3–2, and San Antonio 4–1, to advance to the Western Conference Finals for the third straight year. Utah, with a veteran roster of Stockton, Malone and Hornacek, faced a Los Angeles Lakers team led by superstar Shaquille O'Neal , guards Eddie Jones , Nick Van Exel and

5368-476: The least successful teams in the league in their early years. Although 10 seasons elapsed before the Jazz qualified for their first playoff appearance in 1984 , they did not miss the playoffs again until 2004 . During the late 1980s, John Stockton and Karl Malone arose as the franchise players for the team and formed one of the most famed pick and roll duos in NBA history. Led by coach Jerry Sloan , who took over from Frank Layden in 1988, they became one of

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5456-405: The name Virtus Aurelia in the late 1960s, the founding date of San Saba, 1960, was kept as Virtus'. In 1972, Virtus Aurelia merged with GS Banco di Roma, the sporting wing of Banco di Roma , forming Pallacanestro Banco di Roma Virtus or simply Banco di Roma . The side reached the Italian second division in 1978, staying two years before moving up to the Italian top level LBA , in 1980. This

5544-406: The next three years. Venue issues were a continual problem for the team while it was based in New Orleans. In the Jazz's first season, they played in the Municipal Auditorium and Loyola Field House , where the basketball court was raised so high that the NBA Players Association made the team put a net around the court to prevent players from falling off of the court and into the stands. Later,

5632-548: The number 3 overall pick, which they used to select Deron Williams . Other transactions included Raja Bell leaving the team for the Phoenix Suns , the Jazz re-obtaining center Greg Ostertag from the Sacramento Kings , and oft-injured Raúl López being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies . The 2005–06 season was injury-plagued before it started; Boozer missed the first 49 games and Gordan Giricek and Kirilenko both missed significant time due to injuries. Okur and Kirilenko, however, showed consistently good play, and Williams, despite

5720-447: The playoffs, 3–2, in the first round. Greg Ostertag was added to the team for the 1995–96 season. The Jazz went 55–27, and reached the Conference Finals for the third time in history, nearly overcoming 3–1 series deficit before eventually succumbing to Seattle, 4–3. In the next two seasons, the Jazz were finally able to capitalize on regular-season success. In 1996–97 , the Jazz had the best record in franchise history (64–18), won

5808-510: The postseason, and the Jazz lost in the first round to the Dallas Mavericks , 3–1. During the 1986 off-season, Battistone was approached to sell the team to Marv Wolfenson and Harvey Ratner, who would have moved the team to Minneapolis . Larry Miller did not want to sell the team, but because of contractual language in his agreement with Battistone, could have been bought out by the new owners if he had refused to sell. Offers went as high as $ 28 million (the Jazz were valued at $ 16 million less than

5896-420: The powerhouse teams of the 1990s, culminating in two NBA Finals appearances in 1997 and 1998 , where they lost both times to the Chicago Bulls , led by Michael Jordan . Both Stockton and Malone moved on in 2003. After missing the playoffs for three consecutive seasons the Jazz returned to prominence under the on-court leadership of point guard Deron Williams . However, partway through the 2010–11 season ,

5984-454: The previous few seasons, finishing with a 51–31 record. Boozer was selected as an All-Star for the first time (though he missed the game due to a minor injury) and center Mehmet Okur was selected to the All-Star game as well. Deron Williams finished third in the league in assists per game with 9.3 (behind Steve Nash and Chris Paul ). The team also developed a deep bench; in the 10 games that Boozer and Okur (the two leading scorers) missed,

6072-400: The previous season. However, the second-seeded Jazz were eliminated in the first round in three games by the seventh-seeded Golden State Warriors. The following year, 1989–90, the Jazz made some changes. Thurl Bailey, who was relied on for 19 points per game the previous season, saw his playing time reduced in favor of rookie Blue Edwards , who played a prominent role with the team. The result

6160-425: The season slowly, with a record of 16–15 over the first two months, and finished 12–13 to go 44–38 overall. They lost to the Sacramento Kings 3–1 in the first round of the playoffs . Prior to the 2002–03 season, Marshall and Russell moved on to other teams. Matt Harpring was brought over from the Philadelphia 76ers , and took over the starting forward spot next to Malone, averaging 17.6 points and 6.6 rebounds,

6248-596: The shown below. Roma adopted a 6+6 format where a maximum of 6 foreign players along with 6 Italian or Italian grown players could be called for each game. (colours: Italian or homegrown players ; foreign players ) Total titles: 6 1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup 1985–86 FIBA Korać Cup 1991–92 FIBA Korać Cup The following table shows the records from the season 1977–78 in all competitions: Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. To appear in this section

6336-430: The start of the 1979–80 season to receive league approval for a name change. The Jazz's attendance declined slightly after the team's move from New Orleans to Utah, partly because of a late approval for the move (June 1979) and also poor marketing in the Salt Lake City area. Tom Nissalke departed as coach after the Jazz started the 1981–82 season 8–12, and general manager Frank Layden replaced him. In 1983, team

6424-518: The surrounding events of All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City. In the playoffs, the Jazz lost to Seattle in the first round, 3–2. During the postseason, the team addressed its struggles at the center position by acquiring Felton Spencer from Minnesota in return for backup center Mike Brown. During the 1993–94 season, the Jazz traded Jeff Malone to the Philadelphia 76ers for shooting guard Jeff Hornacek . Hornacek meshed well with Stockton, and

6512-426: The team from Battistone for $ 8 million. Battistone had been seeking to move the team. In the 1985 NBA draft , the team added Louisiana Tech forward Karl Malone , who made an immediate impact in the 1985–86 season , averaging 14.9 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. However, starter Darrell Griffith missed the season with a stress fracture, and the Jazz hovered around .500 most of the year. Adrian Dantley missed

6600-450: The team lacked foundation as it went into the 2003–04 season. They were expected to finish near the bottom of the NBA by several NBA preview magazines, including Sports Illustrated . The Jazz finished with a 42–40 record. The team featured several unheralded players who emerged as key contributors, including Kirilenko, Raja Bell , and Carlos Arroyo . In particular, Kirilenko demonstrated versatility on both offense and defense and earned

6688-590: The team was an ownership group led by Sam Battistone. Team officials selected the name because of its definition in the dictionary: collective improvisation. The team began its inaugural season in New Orleans in the 1974–75 season . The team's first major move was to trade for star player Pete Maravich (who had played college basketball at LSU ) from the Atlanta Hawks for two first-round draft picks, three second-round picks, and one third-round pick over

6776-415: The team went 8–2. Millsap became a competent backup to Boozer, averaging 8.1 points and 5.6 rebounds while playing just under 21 minutes per game off the bench. Despite the elevated play of the Jazz, Kirilenko had a significant drop in his statistics and seemed to struggle adapting to a reduced role, which eventually led to a well-publicized breakdown early in the first round of the playoffs. The Jazz faced

6864-548: The two-legged final. The next year, Virtus managed to reach the FIBA Korać Cup final again, but lost the game against Philips Milano . During the 2002–03 season, Carlton Myers led the team to a 25–9 record in the Serie A ( LBA ), as Roma reached the playoff's semifinals. After adding Dejan Bodiroga as a player, and head coach Svetislav Pešić , in the 2005 off-season, Virtus reached the ULEB Cup ( EuroCup ) quarterfinals,

6952-641: The year, a trade brought Tyrone Corbin , a tough defensive forward, from Minnesota in exchange for fan-favorite Thurl Bailey . The Jazz went 55–27 and won the Midwest Division championship for the first time since 1989. In the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 3–2 in the first round, then beat the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round, 4–1, to advance to the Western Conference Finals for

7040-471: Was awarded his second MVP. During the 1999–2000 season, the Jazz finished 55–27 and won the Midwest Division but again struggled in the postseason , and lost to the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round. In the off-season, Hornacek retired and Howard Eisley was traded in a four-team deal that brought in Donyell Marshall . They selected high-school basketball star DeShawn Stevenson in

7128-508: Was held from 2002 to 2017, operating each year except in 2005 and 2011. In 2004, the league held the Las Vegas Summer League for the first time; it is by far the largest league, with 32 teams participating as of 2019. The Utah Jazz Summer League began play in 2015, replacing the Rocky Mountain Revue, an event held from 1984 to 2008 before going on a lengthy hiatus due to declining participation. The leagues generally consist of

7216-570: Was invited to play for the Dallas Mavericks summer league team despite being undrafted earlier in the year. In the 2010 summer league, Lin performed well and was later signed by the Golden State Warriors . The Orlando Pro Summer League was held from 2002 to 2017, operating each year except in 2005 and 2011. Hosted by the Orlando Magic , its games were closed to the public and could only be seen on television. The league named

7304-474: Was losing money, and management was crafting stunts, such as playing games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas , to help the team become more profitable. The team was rumored to be moving as a result of Battistone's cash shortage as well as the fact they were playing in the league's smallest market. However, fortunes on the court improved, with a healthy Dantley, Jeff Wilkins , and rookie Bailey at

7392-419: Was marked by injuries, first to Arroyo and Raúl López , and later to Boozer and Kirilenko, which were a large part of the team's fall to the bottom of the division. When healthy, Boozer averaged 17.8 points and 9.0 rebounds in 51 games. The Jazz ended the 2004–05 season 26–56, their worst since the 1981–82 season. In summer 2005, the Jazz continued to change their roster by trading three draft picks to acquire

7480-479: Was one of the first NBA summer leagues to feature NBA officials, as the NBA used the league for referee development and training. The only NBA teams that did not send a team to the Revue at least once were the Los Angeles Lakers , Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards . Due to declining participation, the event was cancelled for the 2009 season. However, the Jazz confirmed in November 2014 that they would revive

7568-472: Was the best win–loss mark in team history, as the Jazz finished 55–27 , second in the division to the San Antonio Spurs (56–26). Malone had his best season statistically, averaging 31.0 points and 11.1 rebounds. Stockton averaged 17.2 points and 14.5 assists per game, both career highs, with the assist total and average leading the NBA that season. In the playoffs, the Jazz played the Phoenix Suns in

7656-416: Was the decision to let Derek Fisher go. Fisher had become a fan favorite due to his strong play, and also a sympathetic one due to his daughter's well-publicized battle with a rare form of eye cancer. Fisher moved to Los Angeles during the off-season to be closer to better care for his daughter, and later signed with the Los Angeles Lakers . Controversy arose after Kirilenko led his Russian national team to

7744-547: Was the start of an extended stay in the first division, and success followed soon after, with the side winning the 1983 championship. Earning a place in the 1983–84 FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague ), Virtus went on to win the competition at its first try, with a Larry Wright led squad, that also had Clarence Kea , Renzo Tombolato , and Fulvio Polesello . Wright was decisive in the EuroLeague Final against FC Barcelona , scoring 27 points, as Roma overturned

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