2016–17 Utah Jazz season

The 2016–17 Utah Jazz season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 38th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012.

2016–17 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coach	Quin Snyder
General manager	Dennis Lindsey
Arena	Vivint Smart Home Arena
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (Lost to Warriors 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Root Sports Utah
Radio	1280 97.5 The Zone

The Jazz finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 5th seed. In the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the First Round in seven games and advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals, where they were swept in four games by the Golden State Warriors.

Following the season, Gordon Hayward would sign as a free agent with the Boston Celtics. He was also selected to play in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	42	Isaiah Whitehead	PG/SG	United States	Seton Hall
2	52	Joel Bolomboy	PF/C	Ukraine	Weber State
2	60	Tyrone Wallace	PG	United States	California

Roster

Roster listing

2016–17 Utah Jazz roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From PF 21 Bolomboy, Joel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1994-01-28 Weber State SG 10 Burks, Alec  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1991-07-20 Colorado PF 33 Diaw, Boris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1982-04-16 INSEP (FRA) SG 11 Exum, Dante 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995-07-13 Lake Ginninderra (AUS) PF 15 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1991-07-15 Georgia Tech C 27 Gobert, Rudy (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992-06-26 France SF 20 Hayward, Gordon (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1990-03-23 Butler PG 3 Hill, George 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1986-05-04 IUPUI SG 5 Hood, Rodney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1992-10-20 Duke SF 2 Ingles, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1987-10-02 Lake Ginninderra (AUS) SF 6 Johnson, Joe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1981-06-29 Arkansas PF 41 Lyles, Trey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) 1995-11-05 Kentucky PG 8 Mack, Shelvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1990-04-22 Butler PG 25 Neto, Raul  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1992-05-19 Brazil C 24 Withey, Jeff 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1990-03-07 Kansas	Head coach Quin Snyder Assistant coach(es) Johnnie Bryant Alex Jensen Brad Jones Igor Kokoškov Antonio Lang Mike Wells Mark McKown (player development) Jeff Watkinson (player development) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2017-02-24

Standings

Division

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	0.0	29–12	22–19	8–8	82
x – Oklahoma City Thunder	47	35	.573	4.0	28–13	19–22	10–6	82
x – Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	10.0	25–16	16–25	11–5	82
Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	11.0	22–19	18–23	6–10	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	20.0	20–21	11–30	5–11	82

Conference

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y – San Antonio Spurs *	61	21	.744	6.0	82
3	x – Houston Rockets	55	27	.671	12.0	82
4	x – Los Angeles Clippers	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	y – Utah Jazz *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
6	x – Oklahoma City Thunder	47	35	.573	20.0	82
7	x – Memphis Grizzlies	43	39	.524	24.0	82
8	x – Portland Trail Blazers	41	41	.500	26.0	82
9	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	27.0	82
10	New Orleans Pelicans	34	48	.415	33.0	82
11	Dallas Mavericks	33	49	.402	34.0	82
12	Sacramento Kings	32	50	.390	35.0	82
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	31	51	.378	36.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	26	56	.317	41.0	82
15	Phoenix Suns	24	58	.293	43.0	82

Game log

Pre-season

2016 pre-season game log Total: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1)
Pre-season: 3–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 3 @ Portland L 89–98 Gordon Hayward (17) Rudy Gobert (13) Shelvin Mack (4) Moda Center 15,004 0–1 2 October 5 @ Phoenix W 104–99 Rudy Gobert (21) Rudy Gobert (10) Hill, Mack (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 8,407 1–1 3 October 10 @ L.A. Clippers W 96–94 Rodney Hood (17) George Hill, Trey Lyles (8) George Hill (4) Staples Center 12,518 2–1 4 October 12 Phoenix L 110–111 Dante Exum (18) Rudy Gobert (8) Shelvin Mack (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,521 2–2 5 October 17 L.A. Clippers W 104–78 Rudy Gobert (17) Rudy Gobert (10) Dante Exum (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,811 3–2 6 October 19 Portland L 84–88 George Hill (16) Trey Lyles (8) Boris Diaw (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,519 3–3
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 51–31 (Home: 29–12; Road: 22–19)
October: 1–2 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 @ Portland L 104–113 Joe Johnson (29) Rudy Gobert (14) George Hill (6) Moda Center 19,446 0–1 2 October 28 L.A. Lakers W 96–89 George Hill (23) Rudy Gobert (13) George Hill (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 1–1 3 October 30 @ L.A. Clippers L 75–88 George Hill (18) Derrick Favors (11) Gobert, Johnson, Hill, Ingles (3) Staples Center 19,060 1–2
November : 10–6 (Home: 5–4; Road: 5–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1 @ San Antonio W 106–91 George Hill (22) Rudy Gobert (12) George Hill (7) AT&T Center 18,418 2–2 5 November 2 Dallas W 97–81 George Hill (25) Rudy Gobert (12) George Hill (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,318 3–2 6 November 4 San Antonio L 86–100 Rodney Hood (18) Rudy Gobert (8) George Hill (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 3–3 7 November 6 @ New York W 114–109 Gordon Hayward (28) Rudy Gobert (8) George Hill (9) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–3 8 November 7 @ Philadelphia W 109–84 Gordon Hayward (20) Derrick Favors (9) Hayward, Mack (5) Wells Fargo Center 14,168 5–3 9 November 9 @ Charlotte L 98–104 Gordon Hayward (29) Rudy Gobert (11) Shelvin Mack (5) Spectrum Center 15,712 5–4 10 November 11 @ Orlando W 87–74 Gordon Hayward (20) Rudy Gobert (13) Gordon Hayward (8) Amway Center 18,846 6–4 11 November 12 @ Miami W 102–91 Gordon Hayward (25) Rudy Gobert (12) Gordon Hayward (4) American Airlines Arena 19,600 7–4 12 November 14 Memphis L 96–102 Joe Ingles (20) Lyles, Gobert (5) Shelvin Mack (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,176 7–5 13 November 17 Chicago L 77–85 Rudy Gobert (16) Rudy Gobert (13) Gordon Hayward (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 7–6 14 November 19 @ Houston L 102–111 Rodney Hood (25) Rudy Gobert (14) Shelvin Mack (7) Toyota Center 14,760 7–7 15 November 20 @ Denver L 91–105 Gordon Hayward (25) Hayward, Gobert (7) Joe Ingles (4) Pepsi Center 12,565 7–8 16 November 23 Denver W 108–83 Hayward, Hill (22) Rudy Gobert (13) Gordon Hayward (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,229 8–8 17 November 25 Atlanta W 95–68 Gordon Hayward (24) Gobert, Lyles (10) Shelvin Mack (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 9–8 18 November 28 @ Minnesota W 112–103 Hayward, Hill (24) Rudy Gobert (17) Hood, Diaw (5) Target Center 9,384 10–8 19 November 29 Houston W 120–101 Gordon Hayward (31) Rudy Gobert (14) Gordon Hayward (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 11–8
December : 10–5 (Home: 7–4; Road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 1 Miami L 110–111 Gordon Hayward (32) Rudy Gobert (12) Gordon Hayward (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,073 11–9 21 December 3 Denver W 105–98 Gordon Hayward (32) Rudy Gobert (11) Ingles, Mack, Diaw (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 12–9 22 December 5 @ L. A. Lakers W 107–101 Gordon Hayward (23) Rudy Gobert (17) Shelvin Mack (7) Staples Center 18,279 13–9 23 December 6 Phoenix W 112–105 Gordon Hayward (28) Rudy Gobert (11) Boris Diaw (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,997 14–9 24 December 8 Golden State L 99–106 Joe Ingles (21) Rudy Gobert (17) Exum, Mack (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 14−10 25 December 10 Sacramento W 104–84 Gordon Hayward (24) Rudy Gobert (16) Shelvin Mack (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,331 15−10 26 December 14 Oklahoma City W 109–89 Rodney Hood (25) Rudy Gobert (12) Boris Diaw (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 16−10 27 December 16 Dallas W 103–100 Rudy Gobert (16) Rudy Gobert (10) Gordon Hayward (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,721 17−10 28 December 18 @ Memphis W 82–73 Gordon Hayward (22) Rudy Gobert (12) Gordon Hayward (6) FedExForum 15,862 18–10 29 December 20 @ Golden State L 74–104 Joe Johnson (14) Rudy Gobert (16) Joe Ingles (3) Oracle Arena 19,596 18−11 30 December 21 Sacramento L 93–94 Gordon Hayward (28) Rudy Gobert (14) Boris Diaw (8) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,195 18−12 31 December 23 Toronto L 98–104 Gordon Hayward (23) Rudy Gobert (14) Joe Ingles (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 18–13 32 December 27 @ L. A. Lakers W 102–100 Gordon Hayward (31) Rudy Gobert (11) Hayward, Mack, Neto (3) Staples Center 18,997 19–13 33 December 29 Philadelphia W 100–83 George Hill (21) Rudy Gobert (13) George Hill (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 20–13 34 December 31 Phoenix W 91–86 Hayward, Gobert (18) Rudy Gobert (13) Gordon Hayward (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 21–13
January : 9–6 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 January 2 @ Brooklyn W 101–89 Gordon Hayward (30) Rudy Gobert (16) Gordon Hayward (3) Barclays Center 15,644 22–13 36 January 3 @ Boston L 104–115 Gordon Hayward (23) Rudy Gobert (13) Derrick Favors (7) TD Garden 18,624 22–14 37 January 5 @ Toronto L 93–101 Shelvin Mack (17) Rudy Gobert (16) Mack, Ingles (3) Air Canada Centre 19,800 22–15 38 January 7 @ Minnesota W 94–92 George Hill (19) Rudy Gobert (15) George Hill (7) Target Center 13,945 23–15 39 January 8 @ Memphis L 79–88 Gordon Hayward (22) Rudy Gobert (13) six players (2) FedExForum 16,112 23−16 40 January 10 Cleveland W 100–92 Gordon Hayward (28) Rudy Gobert (14) George Hill (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 24–16 41 January 13 Detroit W 110–77 Rodney Hood (21) Rudy Gobert (11) Boris Diaw (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 25–16 42 January 14 Orlando W 114–107 Gordon Hayward (23) Rudy Gobert (19) Hayward, Hill (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 26–16 43 January 16 @ Phoenix W 106–101 Rudy Gobert (18) Rudy Gobert (17) Hayward, Ingles (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,767 27–16 44 January 20 @ Dallas W 112–107 (OT) Gordon Hayward (26) Rudy Gobert (27) Hayward, Ingles (4) American Airlines Center 19,421 28–16 45 January 21 Indiana W 109–100 George Hill (30) Rudy Gobert (27) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 29–16 46 January 23 Oklahoma City L 95–97 Gordon Hayward (17) Rudy Gobert (10) Boris Diaw (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 29–17 47 January 24 @ Denver L 93–103 Derrick Favors (18) Rudy Gobert (9) George Hill (5) Pepsi Center 10,867 29–18 48 January 26 L. A. Lakers W 96–88 Gordon Hayward (24) Rudy Gobert (13) Favors, Hill (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 30–18 49 January 28 Memphis L 95–102 Rodney Hood (20) Rudy Gobert (9) Hayward, Hill (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 30–19
February : 7–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 50 February 1 Milwaukee W 104–88 Gordon Hayward (27) Rudy Gobert (15) Hayward, Ingles, Johnson (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,694 31–19 51 February 4 Charlotte W 105–98 Gordon Hayward (33) Rudy Gobert (15) Joe Johnson (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 32–19 52 February 6 @ Atlanta W 120–95 Gordon Hayward (30) Derrick Favors (10) George Hill (8) Philips Arena 13,126 33–19 53 February 8 @ New Orleans W 127–94 George Hill (19) Rudy Gobert (16) Dante Exum (5) Smoothie King Center 14,508 34–19 54 February 9 @ Dallas L 105–112 (OT) Gordon Hayward (36) Rudy Gobert (15) Shelvin Mack (7) American Airlines Center 19,883 34–20 55 February 11 Boston L 104–112 Gordon Hayward (41) Rudy Gobert (14) Hill, Hayward (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 34–21 56 February 13 L.A. Clippers L 72–88 Derrick Favors (13) Rudy Gobert (14) Boris Diaw (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,521 34–22 57 February 15 Portland W 111–88 Gordon Hayward (22) Rudy Gobert (12) Gordon Hayward (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,590 35–22 58 February 24 @ Milwaukee W 109–95 Gordon Hayward (29) Rudy Gobert (16) Joe Ingles (5) Bradley Center 16,064 36–22 59 February 26 @ Washington W 102–92 Gordon Hayward (30) Rudy Gobert (20) George Hill (6) Verizon Center 19,648 37–22 60 February 28 @ Oklahoma City L 106–109 Gordon Hayward (19) Rudy Gobert (10) George Hill (8) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 37–23
March : 10–6 (Home: 6–1; Road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 1 Minnesota L 80–107 Dante Exum (15) Derrick Favors (12) Exum, Hill, Johnson (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,590 37–24 62 March 3 Brooklyn W 112–97 George Hill (34) Derrick Favors (12) George Hill (7) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 38–24 63 March 5 @ Sacramento W 110–109 (OT) Rodney Hood (28) Rudy Gobert (24) George Hill (8) Golden 1 Center 17,608 39–24 64 March 6 New Orleans W 88–83 Gordon Hayward (23) Rudy Gobert (15) Ingles, Diaw (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,649 40–24 65 March 8 @ Houston W 115–108 Hayward, Gobert (23) Rudy Gobert (10) Rudy Gobert (4) Toyota Center 16,230 41–24 66 March 11 @ Oklahoma City L 104–112 Dante Exum (22) Alec Burks (7) Burks, Neto (2) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 41–25 67 March 13 L. A. Clippers W 114–108 Gordon Hayward (27) Rudy Gobert (10) George Hill (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,428 42–25 68 March 15 @ Detroit W 97–83 Gordon Hayward (26) Hayward, Gobert (9) Gordon Hayward (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,033 43–25 69 March 16 @ Cleveland L 83–91 Rudy Gobert (20) Rudy Gobert (19) Hayward, Ingles (4) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 43–26 70 March 18 @ Chicago L 86–95 George Hill (18) Rudy Gobert (13) Joe Ingles (5) United Center 21,953 43–27 71 March 20 @ Indiana L 100–107 Gordon Hayward (38) Rudy Gobert (14) George Hill (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,458 43–28 72 March 22 New York W 108–101 Rudy Gobert (35) Rudy Gobert (13) George Hill (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 44–28 73 March 25 @ L. A. Clippers L 95–108 Rudy Gobert (26) Rudy Gobert (14) Boris Diaw (5) Staples Center 19,060 44–29 74 March 27 New Orleans W 108–100 Gobert, Hood (20) Rudy Gobert (19) George Hill (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,924 45–29 75 March 29 @ Sacramento W 112–82 Gordon Hayward (20) Rudy Gobert (15) Joe Ingles (5) Golden 1 Center 17,608 46–29 76 March 31 Washington W 95–88 Gordon Hayward (19) Rudy Gobert (10) Boris Diaw (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 47–29
April: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 77 April 2 @ San Antonio L 103–109 Diaw, Gobert (19) Rudy Gobert (14) Rudy Gobert (5) AT&T Center 18,418 47–30 78 April 4 Portland W 106–87 Gordon Hayward (30) Rudy Gobert (11) Diaw, Mack (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 48–30 79 April 7 Minnesota W 120–113 Gordon Hayward (39) Shelvin Mack (6) Joe Ingles (8) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 49–30 80 April 8 @ Portland L 86–101 Gordon Hayward (21) Rudy Gobert (11) Gordon Hayward (4) Moda Center 19,865 49–31 81 April 10 @ Golden State W 105–99 George Hill (20) Rudy Gobert (18) Joe Ingles (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 50–31 82 April 12 San Antonio W 101–97 Gordon Hayward (14) Rudy Gobert (9) George Hill (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 51–31
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log Total: 4–7 (Home: 1–4; Road: 3–3)
First Round: 4–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 15 @ L.A. Clippers W 97–95 Joe Johnson (21) Gordon Hayward (10) Boris Diaw (6) Staples Center 19,060 1–0 2 April 18 @ L.A. Clippers L 91–99 Gordon Hayward (20) Favors, Hill (7) George Hill (4) Staples Center 19,060 1–1 3 April 21 L.A. Clippers L 106–111 Gordon Hayward (40) Gordon Hayward (8) Joe Ingles (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 1–2 4 April 23 L.A. Clippers W 105–98 Joe Johnson (28) Rudy Gobert (13) Joe Ingles (11) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 2–2 5 April 25 @ L.A. Clippers W 96–92 Gordon Hayward (27) Rudy Gobert (11) George Hill (7) Staples Center 19,060 3–2 6 April 28 L.A. Clippers L 93–98 Gordon Hayward (31) Rudy Gobert (9) Gordon Hayward (4) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 3–3 7 April 30 @ L.A. Clippers W 104–91 Gordon Hayward (26) Derrick Favors (11) Hill, Johnson (5) Staples Center 19,060 4–3
Conference Semifinals: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 2 @ Golden State L 94–106 Rudy Gobert (13) Rudy Gobert (13) Hayward, Ingles, Mack (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 May 4 @ Golden State L 104–115 Gordon Hayward (33) Rudy Gobert (16) Hayward, Mack (4) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–2 3 May 6 Golden State L 91–102 Gordon Hayward (29) Rudy Gobert (15) Gordon Hayward (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 0–3 4 May 8 Golden State L 95–121 Gordon Hayward (25) Rudy Gobert (13) Hayward, Ingles (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 0–4
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016	To Utah Jazz Draft rights to Marcus Paige Cash considerations	To Brooklyn Nets Draft rights to Isaiah Whitehead[1]
July 7, 2016	To Utah Jazz 2021 2nd round-pick[2]	To Washington Wizards Trey Burke
July 8, 2016	To Utah Jazz Boris Diaw[3] 2022 2nd round-pick Cash considerations	To San Antonio Spurs Draft rights to Olivier Hanlan

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Joe Johnson[4]	2-year contract worth $22 million	Miami Heat

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Trevor Booker[5]	2-year contract worth $18 million	Brooklyn Nets

References

1. "Brooklyn Nets acquire draft rights to Isaiah Whitehead". nba.com/nets. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
2. "Jazz acquire future second-round pick from Washington". nba.com/jazz. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
3. "Jazz acquire Boris Diaw and draft pick from Spurs". nba.com/jazz. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
4. "Jazz sign aree agent Joe Johnson". nba.com/jazz. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
5. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Trevor Booker". nba.com/nets. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.