2020–21 Utah Jazz season

The 2020–21 Utah Jazz season is the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 42nd season of the franchise in Salt Lake City.

2020–21 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Quin Snyder
General manager	Justin Zanik
Owner(s)	Ryan Smith
Arena	Vivint Arena
Results
Record	16–5 (.762)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 1st (Western)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	AT&T SportsNet Utah
Radio	1280 97.5 The Zone

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	27	Udoka Azubuike	C	Nigeria	Kansas
2	38	Saben Lee	PG	United States	Vanderbilt

Roster

Roster listing

Utah Jazz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From F/C 20 Azubuike, Udoka 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1999-09-17 Kansas F 44 Bogdanović, Bojan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1989-04-18 Croatia F 5 Brantley, Jarrell (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-06-07 College of Charleston G 00 Clarkson, Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1992-06-07 Missouri G 10 Conley, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-10-11 Ohio State F 15 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1991-07-15 Georgia Tech G 3 Forrest, Trent (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-12 Florida State C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992-06-26 France G 8 Harrison, Shaquille 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-10-06 Tulsa F 33 Hughes, Elijah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-03-10 Syracuse G/F 2 Ingles, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-10-02 Australia G 45 Mitchell, Donovan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville F 16 Morgan, Juwan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1997-04-17 Indiana F 31 Niang, Georges 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-06-17 Iowa State F 23 O'Neale, Royce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1993-06-05 Baylor G/F 81 Oni, Miye 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1997-08-04 Yale	Head coach Quin Snyder Assistant coach(es) Alex Jensen Mike Wells Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: December 19, 2020

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Utah Jazz	17	5	.773	0.0	9–2	8–3	3–2	22
Denver Nuggets	12	8	.600	4.0	5–5	7–3	4–1	20
Portland Trail Blazers	12	9	.571	4.5	5–5	7–4	1–2	21
Oklahoma City Thunder	9	11	.450	7.0	2–7	7–4	1–2	20
Minnesota Timberwolves	5	16	.238	11.5	4–7	1–9	1–3	21

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Utah Jazz *	17	5	.773	–	22
2	Los Angeles Clippers *	17	6	.739	0.5	23
3	Los Angeles Lakers	16	6	.727	1.0	22
4	Denver Nuggets	12	8	.600	4.0	20
5	Portland Trail Blazers	12	9	.571	4.5	21
6	Phoenix Suns	11	9	.550	5.0	20
7	Golden State Warriors	12	10	.545	5.0	22
8	San Antonio Spurs *	12	10	.545	5.0	22
9	Memphis Grizzlies	9	8	.529	5.5	17
10	Houston Rockets	11	10	.524	5.5	21
11	Sacramento Kings	10	11	.476	6.5	21
12	Oklahoma City Thunder	9	11	.450	7.0	20
13	New Orleans Pelicans	8	12	.400	8.0	20
14	Dallas Mavericks	9	14	.391	8.5	23
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	5	16	.238	11.5	21

Game log

Preseason

2020 preseason game log Total: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Preseason: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 12 Phoenix W 119–105 Jordan Clarkson (19) Rudy Gobert (8) Joe Ingles (7) Vivint Arena No In-Person Attendance 1–0 2 December 14 Phoenix W 111–92 Bojan Bogdanović (18) Rudy Gobert (20) 4 tied (3) Vivint Arena No In-Person Attendance 2–0 3 December 17 @ L. A. Clippers W 125–105 Bogdanović, Clarkson (20) Rudy Gobert (8) Donovan Mitchell (8) Staples Center No In-Person Attendance 3–0
2020–21 preseason schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 7–3)
December: 2–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 December 23 @ Portland W 120–100 Gobert, Mitchell (20) Rudy Gobert (17) Joe Ingles (7) Moda Center No In-Person Attendance 1–0 2 December 26 Minnesota L 111–116 Jordan Clarkson (23) Rudy Gobert (17) Donovan Mitchell (5) Vivint Arena No In-Person Attendance 1–1 3 December 28 @ Oklahoma City W 110–109 Bojan Bogdanović (23) Conley Jr., Gobert (10) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena No In-Person Attendance 2–1 4 December 31 Phoenix L 95–106 Donovan Mitchell (23) Rudy Gobert (14) Conley Jr., Ingles (4) Vivint Arena 1,932 2–2
January: 13–3 (Home: 8–0; Road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 L. A. Clippers W 106–100 Mike Conley Jr. (33) Derrick Favors (11) Conley Jr., Ingles (7) Vivint Arena 1,932 3–2 6 January 3 @ San Antonio W 130–109 Bojan Bogdanović (28) Rudy Gobert (16) Donovan Mitchell (5) AT&T Center No in-person attendance 4–2 7 January 5 @ Brooklyn L 96–130 Donovan Mitchell (31) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley Jr. (5) Barclays Center No in-person attendance 4–3 8 January 6 @ New York L 100–112 Jordan Clarkson (19) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley Jr. (6) Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance 4–4 9 January 8 @ Milwaukee W 131–118 Donovan Mitchell (32) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Fiserv Forum No in-person attendance 5–4 10 January 10 @ Detroit W 96–86 Donovan Mitchell (28) Rudy Gobert (19) Mike Conley Jr. (6) Little Caesars Arena No in-person attendance 6–4 11 January 12 @ Cleveland W 117–87 Donovan Mitchell (27) Rudy Gobert (10) Mike Conley Jr. (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 1,944 7–4 – January 13 @ Washington Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: TBA)[1] 12 January 15 Atlanta W 116–92 Donovan Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Vivint Arena 1,932 8–4 13 January 17 @ Denver W 109–105 Jordan Clarkson (23) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Ball Arena No in-person attendance 9–4 14 January 19 New Orleans W 118–102 Donovan Mitchell (28) Rudy Gobert (18) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Vivint Arena 1,932 10–4 15 January 21 New Orleans W 129–118 Donovan Mitchell (36) Rudy Gobert (11) Joe Ingles (9) Vivint Arena 1,932 11–4 16 January 23 Golden State W 127–108 Donovan Mitchell (23) Rudy Gobert (14) Bojan Bogdanović (8) Vivint Arena 1,932 12–4 17 January 26 New York W 108–94 Royce O'Neale (20) Rudy Gobert (19) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 1,932 13–4 18 January 27 Dallas W 116–104 Rudy Gobert (29) Rudy Gobert (20) Joe Ingles (8) Vivint Arena 1,932 14–4 19 January 29 Dallas W 120–101 Bojan Bogdanović (32) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Vivint Arena 1,932 15–4 20 January 31 @ Denver L 117–128 Bojan Bogdanovic (29) Rudy Gobert (8) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Ball Arena No in-person attendance 15–5
February: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 February 2 Detroit W 117–105 Donovan Mitchell (32) Royce O'Neale (13) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 3,902 16–5
2020–21 season schedule

Transactions

Trades

November 18, 2020[2]	To Utah Jazz 2020 LAC first-round pick (#27) 2020 CHA second-round pick (#38)	To New York Knicks 2020 UTA first-round pick (#23) Draft rights to Ante Tomić (2008 #44)
November 19, 2020[3]	To Utah Jazz Draft rights to Elijah Hughes (#39)	To New Orleans Pelicans 2022 UTA second-round pick cash considerations
November 22, 2020[4]	To Utah Jazz cash considerations	To Detroit Pistons Tony Bradley Draft rights to Saben Lee (#38)
November 23, 2020[5]	To Utah Jazz cash considerations	To New York Knicks Ed Davis 2023 UTA second-round pick 2024 second-round pick
November 27, 2020[6]	To Utah Jazz cash considerations	To Cleveland Cavaliers Rayjon Tucker 2027 UTA second-round pick

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Jordan Clarkson[7]	November 23, 2020
Jarrell Brantley[8]	Two-way contract

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Derrick Favors[9]	November 25, 2020	New Orleans Pelicans
Trent Forrest[8]	Two-way contract	Florida State

References

1. "Jazz-Wizards game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
2. "Jazz trade No. 23 pick in 2020 Draft to Knicks". NBA.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
3. "Jazz acquire draft rights to Elijah Hughes". NBA.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
4. "Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
5. "Team sends Ed Davis and future picks to New York". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
6. "Team sends Tucker and future pick to Cleveland". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
7. "Utah Jazz Sign Jordan Clarkson". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
8. "Jazz sign Brantley and Forrest to two-way contracts". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
9. "Utah Jazz sign Derrick Favors". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.