The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the league's Western Conference, Northwest Division. Since 1991, the team has played its home games at Vivint Arena. The franchise began play as an expansion team in 1974 as the New Orleans Jazz. The Jazz moved to Salt Lake City in 1979. The Jazz were one of the least successful teams in the league in their early years. Although 10 seasons elapsed before the Jazz qualified for their first playoff appearance in 1984, they did not miss the playoffs again until 2004. During the late 1980s, John Stockton and Karl Malone arose as the franchise players for the team, and formed one of the most famed point guard–power forward duos in NBA history.
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Northwest |
| Founded | 1974 |
| History | New Orleans Jazz, 1974–1979, Utah Jazz, 1979–present |
| Arena | Vivint Arena |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Team colors | Navy blue, gold, green |
| Main sponsor | Qualtrics |
| President | Jim Olson |
| General manager | Justin Zanik |
| Head coach | Quin Snyder |
| Ownership | Ryan Smith |
| Affiliation(s) | Salt Lake City Stars |
| Conference titles | 2 (1997, 1998) |
| Division titles | 10 (1984, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2021) |
| Retired numbers | 10 (1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 14, 32, 35, 53, 1223) |
Informazioni su Utah Jazz
NBA team that spent five years in New Orleans before moving to Utah in 1979. The team made the playoffs 20 straight seasons from 1984 to 2003.
Realizzazione di Utah Jazz
They reached two straight NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, behind the dominant duo of John Stockton and Karl Malone.
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