It's been an unusual off-season for Jazz fans to experience with what the front office led by vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey and general manager Justin Zanik has done so far.
Summer League is an opportunity for young players to grow and adjust to the NBA game. Some players pick it up immediately, others might take a game or two.
The Utah Jazz made adjustments from their loss on Monday night and picked up an 86-71 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in the Salt Lake City Summer League.
On the second night of the Salt Lake City Summer League, Utah Jazz center Tony Bradley scored 12 points in seven minutes of action in the first quarter.
The Jazz traded Derrick Favors on Sunday to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for two future second round picks. Favors' eight seasons in a Jazz uniform was the longest among current players.
Credit should be given where it is due for the Utah Jazz suddenly being a Western Conference Champion contender. Matt Baiamonte and Jeremiah Jensen of KSL Sports think the credit belongs to Justin Zanik, General Manager of the Utah Jazz.
It's been a busy off-season for the Jazz from the front office to the players but the starters and cornerstones of the franchise are in Utah to support the Summer League team.
On the opening night of the Salt Lake City Summer League at Vivint Smart Home Arena, former Jazzman Naz Mitrou-Long played well in his debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Utah Jazz had a busy first day of free agency by signing forward Bojan Bogdanovic and Ed Davis after acquiring Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies before free agency opened. They also traded the longest tenured Jazzman Derrick Favors to New Orleans.
Media from around the NBA has been impressed with what Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik and vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey have done in the last 10 days.
NBA free agency is off and running and it didn't take long for former Jazzman Ricky Rubio will be heading south of the Beehive state and join the Phoenix Suns.