Utah Jazz News

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.

Chris Bosh scored 13 points and James Jones had 12 for the Heat. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday.

Welcome back to the three most stressful months of your life, it's time to basketball.

The organization has only had two seasons in its history that ended with fewer wins than the 25 that came from the 2013-14 campaign.

Contract statuses, summer plans and quotes from the 15 players on the Utah Jazz roster at the end of the 2013-2014 season.

Jeff Teague scored a playoff career-high 28 points and Paul Millsap added 25 as eighth-seeded Atlanta rolled past top-seeded Indiana 101-93 on Saturday night, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.