Utah Jazz News

The Utah Jazz franchise used to be really good back in the day, they went to the Western Conference Finals five times in seven seasons.

The NBA offseason is already here for nearly half the teams in the league. Many of these lottery participants are already looking for, or may soon be seeking out, new head coaches to take over and hopefully change the cultures.

The Jazz have thrown their hopes for the future on a core of young players who haven't shown yet that they can pull it off The Jazz's version of the Titanic finally slipped under the waves, but not before they booted the captain into the water.

MIAMI - Al Jefferson was still in his walking boot when the Charlotte Bobcats arrived for their shootaround hours before facing the Miami Heat in Game 2 of an Eastern Conference first-round series.

Over time, you learn that an NBA season is filled with highs and lows. And as the Trail Blazers today enjoy probably the highest of their highs this season after a memorable overtime victory in Game 1 at Houston, it seems apt to remember that it wasn't long ago when this Blazers team had reached the lowest of its lows.

The Jazz organization will soon hire its eighth coach in 40 years as a NBA franchise, after the team announced Monday it would not renew Tyrone Corbin's contract.

San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker , of France, shoots around Dallas Mavericks' Devin Harris during the first quarter of Game 1 of the opening-round NBA basketball playoff series on Sunday, April 20, 2014, in San Antonio.

Though the decision to enter NBA Draft 2014 took weeks longer than most people had expected, Kentucky forward Julius Randle announced he would turn pro on Tuesday, April 22. That decision should make the Utah Jazz --and other NBA teams--happy, since Randle is projected to be a top five lottery pick .

The Utah Jazz held a fire sale during the time Tyrone Corbin was head coach, unloading nearly a dozen players through various means--be it trades, releases or even free agency--in the past three years.

Can the Atlanta Hawks achieve the improbable and steal two games away from home? Will the Indiana Pacers continue their implosion and fall into a 0-2 hole? Atlanta beat Indiana, 101-93 in the opener not only covering the 7.5-point spread but winning the game straight-up.

If you were betting on who will be the next Utah Jazz coach, the smart money goes on Spurs assistant coach Jim Boylen .

"I'm suiting up," Jefferson said Monday. "It's going to take more than that to make me sit out.

Mike Woodson and Tyrone Corbin lost their jobs, and Rick Adelman decided it was time to walk away from his.

Now comes the really hard part for Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey: Finding the man who will lead the Jazz into the future.

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For the top players in this year's NBA free-agency class, the thought of exploring options either couldn't be further from their minds or is at the forefront.

Jeff Teague is playing in the city he spent the first 18 years of his life in and agains the team he cheered for.

Portland Trail Blazers' Mo Williams passes the ball around Houston Rockets' Francisco Garcia during the second quarter in Game 1 of an opening-round NBA basketball playoff series Sunday, April 20, 2014, in Houston.

Multiple sources tell The Salt Lake Tribune that Corbin and General Manager Dennis Lindsey are scheduled to meet on Monday, and an announcement concerning Corbin's position could come soon after that meeting.

While the starting backcourt for the Dallas Mavericks disappeared in Game 1, Devin Harris popped up as a potential difference maker in the series.