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Utah Jazz Rumors
The Utah Jazz could be pretty much the same team in 2018-19 as it was last season, but the franchise wonât be afraid to make improvements even if it puts them into NBAâs luxury tax territory. Thatâs the message Utah GM Dennis Lindsey had Thursday in a wide-ranging interview at the Utah Jazz basketball campus.
âI think weâre in a good position where we havenât cornered ourselves economically relative to the performance of our team, and that should give us a few options to consider,â he said. âMy best guess is the option that weâll ultimately consider, is bringing the team back intact, but I donât know what other things are going to come our way.â
As for Favors and Exum, Lindsey wouldnât say he expected to sign both players, although he did say he âhopedâ to have both players back for next season. âHeâs a good player on a good team and Derrick is very consistent in his want to be back here,â Lindsey said. âI think he understands what he has here and we certainly understand what he produces. His agent is a terrific person and thatâs been able to carve out good deals for both sides, so I donât see any initial obstacles. Derrickâs got to go through this process, but thatâs my hope (heâll be back).â
Lindsey expects the majority of the coaching staff to return after top assistant Igor Kokoskov left to become the head coach at Phoenix. He also said it was up to Quin Snyder to determine who his lead assistant coach would be.
Adam Zagoria: Marylandâs Kevin Huerter also has workouts with the Lakers and Jazz before the May 30 deadline, per source. Villanovaâs Omari Spellman has Lakers today and then Jazz.
