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• [Deseret Morning News] - What the Utah Jazz could look like next season with or without Gordon Hayward

  28-06-2017 23:36 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... lec Burks get healthy, he adds an ability to finish at the rim like no other Jazz player. The salary situation gets interesting with having a player who would ...
  
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• What the Utah Jazz could look like next season with or without Gordon Hayward

  28-06-2017 23:30
  
  At 10 p.m. Mountain Time on Friday, the Utah Jazz will officially enter a period of uncertainty the franchise hasn’t seen in a long, long time, if ever.Unless All-Star forward Gordon Hayward executes a shocker and opts into the final year of his current contract which would pay him roughly $16 million next season, he’ll become a free agent and be in line for a pay increase of almost double next year and he could approach $200 million over the next five seasons.The Boston Celtics and
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Tooele students ‘feel very strongly’ about Gordon Hayward staying with Utah Jazz

  28-06-2017 23:30 via sportspyder.com
  
  ...means for them (as well as the rest of Jazz nation.) I'm sure you will agree that they are quite persuasive. Thank you f ...
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - Gordon Hayward to meet with Miami Heat on Saturday

  28-06-2017 22:48 via sportspyder.com
  
  ...to meet with Miami Heat on Saturday - SLC Dunk clock menu more-arrow a Utah Jazz community ✕ Gordon Hayward to meet with Miami Heat on Saturday Is Miami the...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Utah middle schoolers write letters to Gordon Hayward asking him to stay with the Jazz

  28-06-2017 22:42 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... xx. This isn’t the first attempt by Utahns to convince Hayward stay in Utah. Jazz fans began a GoFundMe page that raised money so that they could rent a billb ...
  
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• Utah middle schoolers write letters to Gordon Hayward asking him to stay with the Jazz

  28-06-2017 22:37
  
  Utah youngsters really want Gordon Hayward to stay with the Utah Jazz.Students at Tooele Junior High School have written a bunch of letters to Hayward, asking him to re-sign with the Jazz and not leave the Utah basketball franchise behind.Hayward’s wife, Robyn Hayward, shared photos of the letters on Instagram.https://twitter.com/andyblarsen/status/879862865141706752“It’d be a shock if this gesture convinces Hayward to stick around, but hey, it’s cool that these students
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah Jazz: Draft picks Mitchell, Bradley and Williams-Goss arrive in Utah

  28-06-2017 22:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... okes a mountain of cliches about how glad they are to be there. But with the Jazz draft picks, the trio echoed a sentiment of general manager Dennis Lindsey:...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Tooele students send letters asking Gordon Hayward to stay with Utah Jazz

  28-06-2017 21:56 via sportspyder.com
  
  ...means for them (as well as the rest of Jazz nation.) I'm sure you will agree that they are quite persuasive. Thank you f ...
  
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• Utah Jazz draft picks make their SLC debuts

  28-06-2017 21:42
  
  The Jazz introduced their 2017 NBA Draft picks on Wednesday morning in downtown Salt Lake City: Donovan Mitchell of Louisville, Tony Bradley of North Carolina and Nigel Williams-Goss of Gonzaga.
  A few days from their debut in Jazz uniforms in Utah Summer League next Monday, all three sounded eager to get on the court.
  “I’m just excited to get out there and do what I can,” said Mitchell, the No. 13 overall pick in the draft.
  While the picks are diverse — Mitchell as a 6-fo
  
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• Tooele students send letters appealing to Gordon Hayward to stay with Utah Jazz

  28-06-2017 21:42
  
  Gordon Hayward has seen his share of full-court press defense on the court, but the Jazz star’s impending free agency has become a full-court press of its own by fans trying to convince him to stay in Utah.There’s the billboards plastered all over the valley with the phrase “Stayward” and daily social media recruiting messages, but the newest appeals may be the toughest to deny: A stack of letters from Tooele junior high school students.An Instagram post from Hayward&rsqu
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Tooele students send letters appealing to Gordon Hayward to stay with Utah Jazz

  28-06-2017 21:42 via sportspyder.com
  
  ...means for them (as well as the rest of Jazz nation.) I'm sure you will agree that they are quite persuasive. Thank you f ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - How the Chris Paul trade affects the Utah Jazz

  28-06-2017 21:08 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... r Beverley. Now that the defensive-minded point guard is off the market, the Jazz’s options at filling their hole at the position have become more limited. Ge ...
  
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• How the Chris Paul trade affects the Utah Jazz

  28-06-2017 20:55
  
  The NBA offseason craziness continues.Chris Paul was supposed to be the most coveted free agent point guard of the summer, but instead he’s headed to the Houston Rockets in a blockbuster trade.The deal between the Los Angeles Clippers and Houston is going to have implications on other teams, including the Utah Jazz.The West just got a lot tougherThe Utah Jazz were considered a rising team in the Western Conference, capable of competing against anyone in the NBA. But in today’s climat
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah Jazz draft picks make their SLC debuts

  28-06-2017 20:34 via sportspyder.com
  
  ...Carolina and Nigel Williams-Goss of Gonzaga. A few days from their debut in Jazz uniforms in Utah Summer League next Monday, all three sounded eager to get o ...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Gordon Hayward talks about how he uses national championship loss as motivation in new video

  28-06-2017 20:28 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... n to make as a free agent. He can either choose to run it back with the Utah Jazz or start with a clean slate elsewhere. ...
  
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• Gordon Hayward talks about how he uses national championship loss as motivation in new video

  28-06-2017 20:15
  
  Gordon Hayward got a shorter haircut, started lifting weights and grew out his facial hair. From his rookie season to his seventh, Hayward looks like a brand new person. But he still uses his old losses as motivation.On Wednesday morning, The Players’ Tribune — a publication created for and by athletes — released a video depicting Hayward’s national championship loss to Duke in 2010.https://twitter.com/PlayersTribune/status/880048125536350208The video recaps Hayward&rsquo
  
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• Utah Jazz: Renovations to Vivint Arena ­­will require long days and major manpower to finish on time

  28-06-2017 20:11
  
  They’ve worked on towers and sprawling facilities. They built the City Creek Mall.
  But of all the projects that Okland Construction has done, project executive Jeremy Blanck compares the renovation of Vivint Smart Home Arena to something on a smaller scale.
  “We did an episode of Extreme Home Makeover in 2005,” he said. “It’s a little bit like that, only way more of it. We’re doing a whole arena, $75 million in construction, in only four or five months.”
  
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• Jazz podcast: How worried should the Jazz be about Boston's plans for Gordon Hayward?

  28-06-2017 20:11
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Jazz introduce Mitchell, Bradley and Williams-Goss

  28-06-2017 19:44 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... the Salt Lake Bees game, and they're all expected to participate in the Utah Jazz Summer League next week at the Huntsman Center. Here are highlights from the ...
  
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• Jazz introduce Mitchell, Bradley and Williams-Goss

  28-06-2017 19:40
  
  The three players selected by the Utah Jazz in last Thursday's NBA draft were introduced to the media on Wednesday.Louisville guard Donovan Mitchell was selected 13th overall, North Carolina big man Tony Bradley was taken 28th and Gonzaga guard Nigel Williams-Goss went 55th. Mitchell was acquired in a trade that sent the 24th pick and Trey Lyles to the Denver Nuggets, while the Jazz got Bradley after trading the 30th and 42nd picks to the Los Angeles Lakers.The trio will be throwing out the firs
  
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• [SB Nation: SLC Dunk] - BREAKING: Chris Paul traded to Houston Rockets

  28-06-2017 19:26 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... Chris Paul traded to Houston Rockets - SLC Dunk clock menu more-arrow a Utah Jazz community ✕ BREAKING: Chris Paul traded to Houston Rockets The Rockets and C ...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Utah Jazz: Renovations to Vivint Arena ­­will require long days and major manpower to finish on time

  28-06-2017 19:25 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... nal restroom), and make a larger common space for each room. Club levels and Jazz 100 areas will be overhauled, and have unique designs. The bowl itself will...
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Jazz podcast: How worried should the Jazz be about Boston's plans for Gordon Hayward?

  28-06-2017 19:11 via sportspyder.com
  
  ...Goon and Aaron Falk discuss NBA free agency, the Jazz's first-round draft pick Donovan Mitchell, and the NBA awards show in this w ...
  
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• [KSL] - Patrick Kinahan: Hayward should have easy choice

  28-06-2017 19:11 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... ow much he talks of wanting to win it all. During his seven seasons with the Jazz, Hayward has blossomed into a star, increasing his scoring averaging every y ...
  
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• Nigel is now LIVE on Facebook! Ask away! 📱💻🖥 https://t.co/3WLqi0m0YY

  28-06-2017 19:02 via twitter.com
  
  Nigel is now LIVE on Facebook!Ask away! 📱💻🖥 https://t.co/3WLqi0m0YY
  
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• Tony Bradley is now LIVE on Facebook! Join us! https://t.co/MFaixMZbH1

  28-06-2017 18:43 via twitter.com
  
  Tony Bradley is now LIVE on Facebook! Join us! https://t.co/MFaixMZbH1
  
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• Donovan Mitchell is LIVE on Facebook right now! https://t.co/gH0HFOuuqo

  28-06-2017 18:37 via twitter.com
  
  Donovan Mitchell is LIVE on Facebook right now! https://t.co/gH0HFOuuqo
  
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• #TakeNote https://t.co/OY7jYTDHI8

  28-06-2017 18:34 via twitter.com
  
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• AP Source: Rockets to acquire Chris Paul from Clippers

  28-06-2017 18:28
  
  HOUSTON — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the Houston Rockets have reached an agreement to acquire Los Angeles Clippers star Chris Paul.The Clippers will get Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker and a protected first-round pick next year. The person spoke Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the teams haven't finalized the trade with free agency coming up on Saturday.Paul, a 32-year-old All-Star, opted in for the last year of his contract so
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Morning links: Updates on Jazz's pursuit of a point guard and efforts to keep Hayward

  28-06-2017 18:08 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... oon that the Jazz are also in the mix for Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio, who is once ag ...
  
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• Morning links: Updates on Jazz's pursuit of a point guard and efforts to keep Hayward

  28-06-2017 17:55
  
  Jack Maloney of CBS Sports reported the Utah Jazz are interested in acquiring Ricky Rubio, Minnesota's veteran point guard.Maloney said the Jazz were satisfied with the season from George Hill, who was part of the team that made the playoffs for the first time since 2012. However, he noted that Hill could be leaving the team in free agency."Hill, however, is an unrestricted free agent and may not be back in Salt Lake City next season. With that in mind, the Jazz are looking into other options, a
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Miami Heat: Latest Gordon Hayward and Blake Griffin scuttle

  28-06-2017 17:39 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... s to reshape the roster should the All-Star forward leave the franchise. The Jazz are working to upgrade the roster, including point guard, before July 1 when ...
  
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• [Yahoo Sports: The Vertical] - FAQ: Warriors try to stay united; CP3, Hayward will mull options

  28-06-2017 17:03 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... . If they could and did, it would probably be game over like with Curry. The Jazz are still the only team that can offer Hayward a five-year deal and up to $1 ...
  
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• [Fox Sports] - Jrue Holiday: 5 potential landing spots in free agency

  28-06-2017 16:50 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... hree-point range to go along with 4.2 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game. The Jazz could decide to move quickly on Holiday as a negotiating tactic to secure a...
  
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• Knicks, Phil Jackson part ways after dismal 3-year run

  28-06-2017 16:33
  
  NEW YORK — Phil Jackson is out as New York Knicks president after he oversaw one of the worst eras in team history and feuded with star Carmelo Anthony.Days after Jackson reiterated his desire to trade Anthony and said he would listen to deals for Kristaps Porzingis, Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan reversed course and cut ties with Jackson on Wednesday."After careful thought and consideration, we mutually agreed that the Knicks will be going in a different direction," Dolan said
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - 2007 NBA draft redone: Feast or famine

  28-06-2017 16:20 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... 25 overall pick. He played just 34 games over two seasons with the Jazz and averaged 3.1 points on 38.1 percent shooting before he was out of the le ...
  
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• 2007 NBA draft redone: Feast or famine

  28-06-2017 16:19
  
  The 2007 NBA draft was feast or famine. On the positive side there were four All-Stars, one of the best second-round picks to date and one of the elite players in the world today. One the downside, 10 players drafted in the first round played less than five years in the league, including one who never played at all.The Utah Jazz were on the famine side as they took Morris Almond out of Rice with the No. 25 overall pick. He played just 34 games over two seasons with the Jazz and averaged 3.1 poin
  
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• [ESPN] - Free-agency primer: Let's start with a Kevin Durant question (again?!)

  28-06-2017 15:22 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... . If they could and did, it would probably be game over like with Curry. The Jazz are still the only team that can offer Hayward a five-year deal and up to $1 ...
  
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• [Fansided: Purple and Blues] - Utah Jazz notes: Joe Ingles receives qualifying offer, Stars to hire Martin Schiller

  28-06-2017 08:10 via sportspyder.com
  
  ...fair-market deal for a player of his caliber could be hard to swing for the Jazz with the salary cap coming in lower than expected and the team also working...
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Donovan Mitchell calls Utah home, rookies arrive in Salt Lake City

  28-06-2017 06:03 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... e 27, 2017 Former University of North Carolina big man Tony Bradley, who the Jazz also acquired in a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers, also arrived in Salt L ...
  
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• Renovations to Vivint Arena ­­— home of the Utah Jazz ­— will require long days and major manpower to finish on time

  28-06-2017 05:45
  
  They’ve worked on towers and sprawling facilities. They built the City Creek Mall.
  But of all the projects that Okland Construction has done, project executive Jeremy Blanck compares the renovation of Vivint Smart Home Arena to something on a smaller scale.
  “We did an episode of Extreme Home Makeover in 2005,” he said. “It’s a little bit like that, only way more of it. We’re doing a whole arena, $75 million in construction, in only four or five months.”
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Crews working hard to get Vivint Arena renovation done on time

  28-06-2017 04:53 via sportspyder.com
  
  ...by September 15. The Hill-McGraw concert is scheduled for Sept. 27, and the Jazz will move back in and begin playing a preseason schedule in mid-October. “We ...
  
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• We'll be doing a Facebook Live chat with each of our new guys tomorrow at 10:30am MT! Tune in and ask some ?s! 🖥📱💻 https://t.co/42yB5KMnI5

  28-06-2017 04:46 via twitter.com
  
  We'll be doing a Facebook Live chat with each of our new guys tomorrow at 10:30am MT! Tune in and ask some ?s! 🖥📱💻 https://t.co/42yB5KMnI5
  
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• Crews working hard to get Vivint Arena renovation done on time

  28-06-2017 04:45
  
  SALT LAKE CITY — In late September, Vivint Arena will be filled with the sounds of country music stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. In October, fans will be excited to hear shoes squeaking, basketballs bouncing on the hardwood and P.A. announcer Dan Roberts enthusiastically asking everybody, “How ‘bout this Jazz?”In the meantime, tractors can be heard digging and beeping, the sounds of saws noisily echo in and out of the arena, and hard-hat-sporting workers fill the air wit
  
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• [Salt Lake Tribune] - Renovations to Vivint Arena ­­— home of the Utah Jazz ­— will require long days and major manpower to finish on time

  28-06-2017 03:52 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... nal restroom), and make a larger common space for each room. Club levels and Jazz 100 areas will be overhauled, and have unique designs. The bowl itself will...
  
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• A peek 👀 at what's happening inside of @vivintarena. Can't wait to see it completed! #ArenaRising https://t.co/wfYYoQoO9h

  28-06-2017 03:50 via twitter.com
  
  A peek 👀 at what's happening inside of @vivintarena. Can't wait to see it completed!#ArenaRising https://t.co/wfYYoQoO9h
  
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• [KSL] - Vivint Arena renovations on schedule 6 weeks into project

  28-06-2017 03:30 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... eds time to set up that event as well as make everything ready to go for the Jazz season, which will begin in October. Okland reports that the construction is ...
  
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• Rock On: What every BYU player should know about LaVell Edwards

  28-06-2017 03:05
  
  KNOW YOUR LAVELLSpeaking to 1280-The Zone at BYU’s Football Media Day, a couple of players said they “don’t really know much” about the late LaVell Edwards, beyond the legend, and having briefly met him.School is now in session.Forthwith is a test every recruit should pass in order to play at BYU:• How many conference championships did LaVell Edwards win? (19)• How many national championships did he win? (One more than Bronco)• How many of his players are i
  
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• [Deseret Morning News] - Donovan Mitchell calls Utah home, rookies arrive to Salt Lake City

  28-06-2017 02:50 via sportspyder.com
  
  ... ) June 27, 2017 Former University of Carolina big man Tony Bradley, whom the Jazz also acquired in a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers, also arrived to Salt L ...
  
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• Donovan Mitchell calls Utah home, rookies arrive to Salt Lake City

  28-06-2017 02:39
  
  Every NBA draft prospect fantasizes about playing inside the Staples Center or Madison Square Garden. But Louisville guard Donovan Mitchell wanted to play in Salt Lake City.Mitchell, whom the Jazz acquired with the 13th pick in a draft-day trade that sent Trey Lyles and Tyler Lydon (the 24th pick) to the Denver Nuggets, arrived to Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon.The giddiness Mitchell showed during his predraft workout with the Jazz hasn’t disappeared now that he’s a member of th
  
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