So having that kind of group is huge.” The Jazz were the top seed in the West for the 2020/21 season, but were knocked out in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. With the vets we brought in … we’re allowed to just skip all that and just go straight to live action or working on different things that can expedite our situation as a team. “Normally in training camp you spend a good amount of time just walking around and going through detail after detail. “We didn’t spend too much time on teaching much stuff,” Conley reflected following the club’s first practice. The Jazz were off and running for their first day training camp for the 2021/22 season, according to Sarah Todd of The Deseret News.In some exciting health news for the Jazz, general manager Justin Zanik stated that Utah’s entire organization is vaccinated during his Media Day presser, per Tony Jones of The Athletic ( via Twitter).
Morway, who played a big role in recruiting the aforementioned Gay to Utah, reportedly opted to change his role in an effort to spend more time with his family, Jones adds ( Twitter link). The most significant change among these transitions is assistant general manager David Morway‘s decision to become the club’s senior basketball advisor, tweets Tony Jones of The Athletic.
The Jazz have recently announced a series on front office changes, per Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune ( Twitter link).He also boasted solid shooting splits of. In his 15th NBA season, Gay averaged 11.4 PPG, 4.8 RPG and 1.4 APG.
Utah inked the 35-year-old to a three-year, $18.6MM deal this summer, with a player option for the 2023/24 season. Gay also mentioned that Jazz head coach Quin Snyder delivered a heck of a pitch in an effective 45-to-60-minute recruitment discussion, per Walden. “I’ve played with before, and it’s always good to know a guy on the team,” the 6’8″ Gay said of the decision, according to Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune ( via Twitter). Speaking to reporters at the team’s Media Day this week, forward Rudy Gay explained his interest in joining the Jazz this summer after spending four seasons as an effective tweener forward with the Spurs.