Utah Jazz
National Basketball Association team in Salt Lake City
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2025 | The Jazz will continue to use white 'Association' and black 'Statement' uniforms with yellow trim, while adding a new purple 'City' uniform with 'Utah' in white in front of a mountain silhouette. |
2025 | Utah Jazz hit their lowest point, finishing 5th in the Northwest Division with only 17 wins and 65 losses, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. |
2024 | Jazz Bear was announced as the temporary mascot for the inaugural season of the NHL's Utah Mammoth (then known as Utah Hockey Club). |
2024 | Jazz launched streaming service SEG+ in partnership with Kiswe, which includes Jazz+ and content for the co-owned Utah Hockey Club. |
2024 | Utah Jazz continued their downturn, finishing 4th in the Northwest Division with 31 wins and 51 losses, and again did not qualify for the playoffs. |
2024 | Utah Hockey Club (interim name) established as a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League. |
January 2024 | A new black 'Statement' uniform featuring the 'J-note' in front of a gray Wasatch Range silhouette with purple and sky blue trim will debut, replacing the previous black and yellow uniform. |
2023 | Jazz announced a return to KJZZ-TV for the 2023–24 season. |
2023 | For the 2023–24 season, the Jazz announced they would wear the original 1974–75 purple uniforms as part of the franchise's 50th anniversary and #PurpleIsBack marketing campaign. |
2023 | Utah Jazz announced a 'remixed' version of the mountain uniforms for the 2023-24 season, featuring updated mountain gradients, an enlarged 'Utah' wordmark, and white numbers on the left chest. |
2023 | Utah Jazz experienced a significant decline, finishing 4th in the Northwest Division with 37 wins and 45 losses, and failed to qualify for the playoffs. |
2023 | Lauri Markkanen was awarded the NBA Most Improved Player Award. |
2023 | Jazz finished the 2022–23 season with a 37-45 record and failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs. |
2023 | Utah Archers introduced as a professional field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League. |
February 2023 | Warner Bros. Discovery announced the winding down of AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain operations. |
February 10 2023 | Markkanen was promoted to All-Star starter due to injuries to Stephen Curry and Zion Williamson. He also participated in the Three-Point Contest during All-Star weekend. |
February 8 2023 | Jazz engaged in a three-team trade, sending Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt to the Lakers, and Mike Conley Jr., Nickeil Alexander-Walker to the Timberwolves. They received Russell Westbrook, who was subsequently bought out. |
February 2 2023 | Lauri Markkanen was selected as a reserve for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, marking his first career All-Star selection. |
2022 | The team introduced a new 'J-note' logo in black and yellow, which would be used from 2022 to 2025. |
2022 | Utah Jazz unveiled new uniforms for the 2022–23 season, introducing a color scheme of black, white, and yellow. The new design included a 'City' uniform featuring the classic 1996–2004 purple 'mountain' design. |
2022 | The Jazz posted a 49-33 record and made the playoffs as a 5th seed, losing to the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the first round. |
2022 | Following another early playoff exit, the Jazz trade Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, entering a rebuilding phase centered around Lauri Markkanen. |
2022 | Salt Lake Shred established as a professional ultimate frisbee team in the AUDL. |
September 1 2022 | Jazz traded three-time All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a significant multi-player and draft pick exchange. |
August 25 2022 | Patrick Beverley was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Stanley Johnson and Talen Horton-Tucker. |
July 1 2022 | Jazz traded three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a massive deal involving multiple players and future draft picks. |
June 29 2022 | Jazz hired Boston Celtics assistant coach Will Hardy as the new head coach, replacing Quin Snyder. |
June 5 2022 | Quin Snyder announced his resignation as head coach of the Utah Jazz. |
2021 | Rudy Gobert wins his third NBA Defensive Player of the Year award, and Jordan Clarkson wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year. |
2021 | Introduced an 'Earned' uniform similar to the previous version, but with a light Kelly green base (referencing early 1980s green uniforms) and different striping patterns. |
2021 | Jordan Clarkson was named Sixth Man of the Year, becoming the first Jazz player to win the award. |
May 2021 | The Utah Jazz secured the #1 seed in the Western Conference with a 52-20 record, representing their best regular season performance in franchise history. |
May 16 2021 | The Jazz defeated the Sacramento Kings to clinch the best regular season record in NBA history for the franchise. |
April 16 2021 | Dwyane Wade purchased a minority ownership stake in the Utah Jazz, expected to have hands-on involvement in team operations. |
March 5 2021 | Mike Conley was selected as an All-Star reserve for the first time in his career, replacing the injured Devin Booker in the All-Star game and three-point contest. |
February 23 2021 | Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert were named All-Star reserves for the second consecutive season, with Mitchell also competing in the three-point contest. |
February 17 2021 | Quin Snyder was announced as the head coach of the Western Conference team for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, the first Jazz coach to receive this honor since Frank Layden in 1984. |
2020 | The Jazz develop Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell into All-Stars, returning to title contention. |
December 20 2020 | Rudy Gobert signed a five-year, $205 million contract extension, the third-largest contract in NBA history and the largest ever for a center. |
October 28 2020 | Ryan Smith, co-founder of Qualtrics, purchased the Utah Jazz from the Miller family, agreeing to keep the team in Utah. |
August 2020 | The Jazz successfully restarted their season in the NBA bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing the regular season 4th in the Western Conference. |
March 2020 | Gobert and Mitchell were diagnosed with COVID-19, becoming the first major sporting franchise in North America directly affected by the disease, leading to the suspension of NBA games. |
January 30 2020 | Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell were named reserves for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game, marking the first time since 2007 multiple Jazz players were selected. |
2019 | Rudy Gobert wins his second NBA Defensive Player of the Year award. |
2019 | José Ortiz was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, recognizing his contributions to basketball during his tenure with the Utah Jazz from 1988 to 1990. |
2019 | For the 2019–20 season, the Jazz wore a modernized version of their 1996–2004 purple uniforms, which were originally worn during their two NBA Finals trips in 1997 and 1998. |
2019 | Released an 'Earned' uniform that mirrored the 'Statement' uniform, but with a dark green base and without navy elements. |
2019 | Wasatch WarGulls introduced as a professional Australian rules football team in the USAFL. |
December 24 2019 | Jazz waived forward Jeff Green, signed G-League free agent Rayjon Tucker, and traded Dante Exum to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Jordan Clarkson. |
October 2019 | Jazz announced they would host the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, their second time hosting the event after 1993. |
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