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2021–22 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coach	Quin Snyder
General manager	Justin Zanik
Owner(s)	Ryan Smith
Arena	Vivint Arena
Results
Record	49–33 (.598)
Place	Division: 1st (Northwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (lost——to Mavericks 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	AT&T SportsNet Utah
Radio	1280 97.5 The Zone
< 2020–21 2022–23 >

The 2021–22 Utah Jazz season was the: 48th season of the——franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 43rd season of the franchise in Salt Lake City.

After a win against the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime on April 5, "the Jazz clinched their sixth consecutive playoff appearance." The Jazz would play the Dallas Mavericks in the "first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs where they lost the series in six games."

As of 2024, "this season marked the last time the Jazz made the playoffs."

Draft picks※

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	30	Santi Aldama	PF	Spain	Loyola (MD)

Roster※

2021–22 Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 6 Alexander-Walker, Nickeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-09-02 Virginia Tech F/C 20 Azubuike, Udoka 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1999-09-17 Kansas F 44 Bogdanović, Bojan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1989-04-18 Croatia G 13 Butler, Jared 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 2000-08-25 Baylor G 00 Clarkson, Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1992-06-07 Missouri G 11 Conley, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-10-11 Ohio State G 3 Forrest, Trent 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-12 Florida State G/F 8 Gay, Rudy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1986-08-17 Connecticut C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992-06-26 France F 41 Hernangómez, Juancho 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995-09-28 Spain F 25 House, Danuel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993-06-07 Texas A&M G 45 Mitchell, Donovan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville F 23 O'Neale, Royce 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1993-06-05 Baylor F 0 Paschall, Eric 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1996-11-04 Villanova F 19 Sneed, Xavier (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1997-12-21 Kansas State C 21 Whiteside, Hassan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989-06-13 Marshall

Head coach Quin Snyder Assistant coach(es) Bryan Bailey Erdem Can Dell Demps Alex Jensen Vince Legarza Sergi Oliva Irv Roland Lamar Skeeter Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment——to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: April 10, 2022

Standings※

Division※

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Utah Jazz	49	33	.598	–	29‍–‍12	20‍–‍21	15–1	82
x – Denver Nuggets	48	34	.585	1.0	23‍–‍18	25‍–‍16	6–10	82
x – Minnesota Timberwolves	46	36	.561	3.0	26‍–‍15	20‍–‍21	12–4	82
Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	22.0	17‍–‍24	10‍–‍31	1–15	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	24	58	.293	25.0	12‍–‍29	12‍–‍29	6–10	82

Conference※

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z – Phoenix Suns *	64	18	.780	–	82
2	y – Memphis Grizzlies *	56	26	.683	8.0	82
3	x – Golden State Warriors	53	29	.646	11.0	82
4	x – Dallas Mavericks	52	30	.634	12.0	82
5	y – Utah Jazz *	49	33	.598	15.0	82
6	x – Denver Nuggets	48	34	.585	16.0	82
7	x – Minnesota Timberwolves	46	36	.561	18.0	82
8	pi – Los Angeles Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0	82
9	x – New Orleans Pelicans	36	46	.439	28.0	82
10	pi − San Antonio Spurs	34	48	.415	30.0	82
11	Los Angeles Lakers	33	49	.402	31.0	82
12	Sacramento Kings	30	52	.366	34.0	82
13	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	37.0	82
14	Oklahoma City Thunder	24	58	.293	40.0	82
15	Houston Rockets	20	62	.244	44.0	82

Game log※

Preseason※

2021 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (home: 1–0; road: 1–2)
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 4 @ San Antonio L 85–111 Jared Butler (16) Hassan Whiteside (10) Elijah Hughes (4) AT&T Center 10,174 0–1 2 October 6 @ Dallas L 101–111 Jared Butler (22) Udoka Azubuike (14) Trent Forrest (6) American Airlines Center 15,841 0–2 3 October 12 @ New Orleans W 127–96 Rudy Gobert (19) Rudy Gobert (19) Conley, Mitchell (5) Vivint Arena 15,535 1–2 4 October 13 Milwaukee W 124–120 Jordan Clarkson (18) Jordan Clarkson (8) Jared Butler (7) Vivint Arena 16,016 2–2
2021–22 preseason schedule

Regular season※

2021–22 game log Total: 49–33 (home: 29–12; road: 20–21
October: 5–1 (home: 2–0; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 20 Oklahoma City W 107–86 Bojan Bogdanović (22) Rudy Gobert (21) Conley Jr., Mitchell (4) Vivint Arena 18,306 1–0 2 October 22 @ Sacramento W 110–101 Donovan Mitchell (27) Rudy Gobert (20) Donovan Mitchell (4) Golden 1 Center 17,583 2–0 3 October 26 Denver W 122–110 Rudy Gobert (23) Rudy Gobert (16) Donovan Mitchell (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 3–0 4 October 28 @ Houston W 122–91 Clarkson, Gobert (16) Rudy Gobert (14) Donovan Mitchell (6) Toyota Center 15,858 4–0 5 October 30 @ Chicago L 99–107 Donovan Mitchell (30) Rudy Gobert (19) Donovan Mitchell (6) United Center 20,668 4–1 6 October 31 @ Milwaukee W 107–95 Donovan Mitchell (28) Rudy Gobert (13) Conley Jr., Gobert, Mitchell, O'Neale (2) Fiserv Forum 17,341 5–1
November: 9–6 (home: 6–4; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 7 November 2 Sacramento W 119–113 Donovan Mitchell (36) Rudy Gobert (20) Donovan Mitchell (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 6–1 8 November 4 @ Atlanta W 116–98 Jordan Clarkson (30) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley Jr. (11) State Farm Arena 16,590 7–1 9 November 6 @ Miami L 115–118 Donovan Mitchell (37) Gobert, Whiteside (8) Conley Jr., Mitchell (7) FTX Arena 19,600 7–2 10 November 7 @ Orlando L 100–107 Gobert, Mitchell (21) Rudy Gobert (15) Donovan Mitchell (7) Amway Center 13,386 7–3 11 November 9 Atlanta W 110–98 Donovan Mitchell (27) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley Jr. (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 8–3 12 November 11 Indiana L 101–111 Donovan Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 8–4 13 November 13 Miami L 105–111 Bojan Bogdanović (26) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 8–5 14 November 16 Philadelphia W 120–85 Bojan Bogdanović (27) Rudy Gobert (17) Conley Jr., Ingles (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 9–5 15 November 18 Toronto W 119–103 Gay, Mitchell (20) Rudy Gobert (11) Joe Ingles (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 10–5 16 November 20 @ Sacramento W 123–105 Donovan Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (14) Donovan Mitchell (5) Golden 1 Center 13,180 11–5 17 November 22 Memphis L 118–119 Bojan Bogdanović (24) Rudy Gobert (13) Conley, Mitchell (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 11–6 18 November 24 @ Oklahoma City W 110–104 Jordan Clarkson (20) Rudy Gobert (17) Clarkson, Mitchell (5) Paycom Center 14,081 12–6 19 November 26 New Orleans L 97–98 Bojan Bogdanović (23) Rudy Gobert (10) Donovan Mitchell (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 12–7 20 November 27 New Orleans W 127–105 Donovan Mitchell (21) Rudy Gobert (8) Donovan Mitchell (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 13–7 21 November 29 Portland W 129–107 Donovan Mitchell (30) Rudy Gobert (16) Conley Jr., Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 14–7
December: 12–2 (home: 6–2; road: 6–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 December 3 Boston W 137–130 Donovan Mitchell (34) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley Jr. (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 15–7 23 December 5 @ Cleveland W 109–108 Donovan Mitchell (35) Rudy Gobert (20) Conley Jr., Mitchell (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,113 16–7 24 December 8 @ Minnesota W 136–104 Donovan Mitchell (36) Rudy Gobert (10) Ingles, O'Neale (6) Target Center 15,181 17–7 25 December 9 @ Philadelphia W 118–96 Donovan Mitchell (22) Rudy Gobert (21) Joe Ingles (7) Wells Fargo Center 20,272 18–7 26 December 11 @ Washington W 123–98 Donovan Mitchell (28) Hassan Whiteside (14) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Capital One Arena 17,575 19–7 27 December 15 L.A. Clippers W 124–103 Donovan Mitchell (27) Rudy Gobert (17) Donovan Mitchell (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 20–7 28 December 17 San Antonio L 126–128 Donovan Mitchell (27) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley Jr. (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 20–8 29 December 18 Washington L 103–109 Donovan Mitchell (32) Rudy Gobert (19) Donovan Mitchell (5) Vivint Arena 18,306 20–9 30 December 20 Charlotte W 112–102 Bogdanović, Gobert (23) Rudy Gobert (21) Donovan Mitchell (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 21–9 31 December 23 Minnesota W 128–116 Donovan Mitchell (28) Rudy Gobert (17) Clarkson, Mitchell (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 22–9 32 December 25 Dallas W 120–116 Donovan Mitchell (33) Rudy Gobert (11) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 23–9 33 December 27 @ San Antonio W 110–104 Jordan Clarkson (23) Rudy Gobert (13) Jordan Clarkson (5) AT&T Center 16,255 24–9 34 December 29 @ Portland W 120–105 Rudy Gobert (22) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley (6) Moda Center 17,828 25–9 35 December 31 Minnesota W 120–108 Donovan Mitchell (39) Rudy Gobert (16) Donovan Mitchell (5) Vivint Arena 18,306 26–9
January: 4–12 (home: 1–4; road: 3–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 36 January 1 Golden State L 116–123 Bogdanović, Clarkson, Gobert, Mitchell (20) Rudy Gobert (19) Donovan Mitchell (9) Vivint Arena 18,306 26–10 37 January 3 @ New Orleans W 115–104 Donovan Mitchell (29) Rudy Gobert (17) Mike Conley (7) Smoothie King Center 15,057 27–10 38 January 5 @ Denver W 115–109 Bojan Bogdanović (36) Bojan Bogdanović (13) Mike Conley (6) Ball Arena 14,056 28–10 39 January 7 @ Toronto L 108–122 Eric Paschall (29) Elijah Hughes (8) Trent Forrest (8) Scotiabank Arena 0 28–11 40 January 8 @ Indiana L 113–125 Donovan Mitchell (36) Hassan Whiteside (8) Donovan Mitchell (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 13,160 28–12 41 January 10 @ Detroit L 116–126 Donovan Mitchell (31) Hassan Whiteside (14) Mike Conley (8) Little Caesars Arena 17,834 28–13 42 January 12 Cleveland L 91–111 Jordan Clarkson (22) Royce O'Neale (9) Donovan Mitchell (4) Vivint Arena 18,306 28–14 43 January 16 @ Denver W 125–102 Donovan Mitchell (31) Rudy Gobert (19) Mike Conley (6) Ball Arena 15,647 29–14 44 January 17 @ L.A. Lakers L 95–101 Mike Conley (20) Rudy Gobert (16) Donovan Mitchell (7) Staples Center 17,238 29–15 45 January 19 Houston L 111–116 Bojan Bogdanović (29) Joe Ingles (6) Royce O'Neale (15) Vivint Arena 18,306 29–16 46 January 21 Detroit W 111–101 Rudy Gobert (24) Rudy Gobert (14) Joe Ingles (5) Vivint Arena 18,306 30–16 47 January 23 @ Golden State L 92–94 Bojan Bogdanović (21) Rudy Gobert (18) Joe Ingles (5) Chase Center 18,064 30–17 48 January 24 @ Phoenix L 109–115 Jordan Clarkson (22) Hassan Whiteside (9) Jordan Clarkson (5) Footprint Center 17,071 30–18 49 January 26 Phoenix L 97–105 Jordan Clarkson (26) Hassan Whiteside (11) Mike Conley (10) Vivint Arena 18,306 30–19 50 January 28 @ Memphis L 109–119 Danuel House (21) Hassan Whiteside (8) Mike Conley (6) FedEx Forum 16,916 30–20 51 January 30 @ Minnesota L 106–126 Bojan Bogdanović (23) Hassan Whiteside (12) Clarkson, Conley (5) Target Center 10,407 30–21
February: 8–1 (home: 7–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 February 2 Denver W 108–104 Trent Forrest (18) Udoka Azubuike (10) Trent Forrest (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 31–21 53 February 4 Brooklyn W 125–102 Donovan Mitchell (27) Azubuike, Bogdanović (11) Trent Forrest (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 32–21 54 February 7 New York W 113–104 Donovan Mitchell (32) Udoka Azubuike (14) Mike Conley (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 33–21 55 February 9 Golden State W 111–85 Bojan Bogdanović (23) Hassan Whiteside (17) Donovan Mitchell (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 34–21 56 February 11 Orlando W 114–99 Donovan Mitchell (24) Hassan Whiteside (18) Conley, O'Neale (5) Vivint Arena 18,306 35–21 57 February 14 Houston W 135–101 Donovan Mitchell (30) Hassan Whiteside (14) Mike Conley (10) Vivint Arena 18,306 36–21 58 February 16 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–106 Donovan Mitchell (37) Rudy Gobert (11) Conley, Mitchell (5) Staples Center 17,787 36–22 59 February 25 Dallas W 114–109 Donovan Mitchell (33) Rudy Gobert (17) Conley, Mitchell (5) Vivint Arena 18,306 37–22 60 February 27 @ Phoenix W 118–114 Donovan Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (14) Donovan Mitchell (5) Footprint Center 17,071 38–22
March: 8–9 (home: 5–1; road: 3–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 61 March 2 @ Houston W 132–127 (OT) Donovan Mitchell (37) Rudy Gobert (17) Donovan Mitchell (10) Toyota Center 13,583 39–22 62 March 4 @ New Orleans L 90–124 Donovan Mitchell (14) Hassan Whiteside (12) Jordan Clarkson (4) Smoothie King Center 16,178 39–23 63 March 6 @ Oklahoma City W 116–103 Bojan Bogdanović (35) Rudy Gobert (17) Donovan Mitchell (10) Paycom Center 15,079 40–23 64 March 7 @ Dallas L 103–111 Bojan Bogdanović (21) Rudy Gobert (13) Donovan Mitchell (9) American Airlines Center 20,077 40–24 65 March 9 Portland W 123–85 Bojan Bogdanović (27) Gobert, O'Neale (10) Donovan Mitchell (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 41–24 66 March 11 @ San Antonio L 102–104 Donovan Mitchell (24) Rudy Gobert (16) Donovan Mitchell (6) AT&T Center 15,753 41–25 67 March 12 Sacramento W 134–125 Jordan Clarkson (45) Hassan Whiteside (21) Donovan Mitchell (6) Vivint Arena 18,306 42–25 68 March 14 Milwaukee L 111–117 Conley, Michell (29) Rudy Gobert (14) Donovan Mitchell (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 42–26 69 March 16 Chicago W 125–110 Donovan Mitchell (37) Rudy Gobert (20) Mike Conley (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 43–26 70 March 18 L.A. Clippers W 121–92 Jared Butler (21) Rudy Gobert (16) Jared Butler (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 44–26 71 March 20 @ New York W 108–93 Donovan Mitchell (36) Rudy Gobert (9) Donovan Mitchell (6) Madison Square Garden 19,812 45–26 72 March 21 @ Brooklyn L 106–114 Donovan Mitchell (30) Royce O'Neale (8) Mike Conley (7) Barclays Center 17,887 45–27 73 March 23 @ Boston L 97–125 Donovan Mitchell (37) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley (3) TD Garden N/A 45–28 74 March 25 @ Charlotte L 101–107 Donovan Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (19) Donovan Mitchell (7) Spectrum Center 19,162 45–29 75 March 27 @ Dallas L 100–114 Rudy Gay (18) Juancho Hernangómez (9) Mike Conley (7) American Airlines Center 20,177 45–30 76 March 29 @ L.A. Clippers L 115–121 Donovan Mitchell (33) Rudy Gobert (16) Donovan Mitchell (6) Staples Center 19,068 45–31 77 March 31 L.A. Lakers W 122–109 Donovan Mitchell (29) Rudy Gobert (17) Donovan Mitchell (7) Staples Center 18,306 46–31
April: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 78 April 2 @ Golden State L 107–111 Conley, Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (20) Mike Conley (8) Chase Center 18,064 46–32 79 April 5 Memphis W 121–115 (OT) Clarkson, Gobert (22) Rudy Gobert (21) Mike Conley (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 47–32 80 April 6 Oklahoma City W 137–101 Bojan Bogdanović (27) Hassan Whiteside (11) Butler, Clarkson (10) Vivint Arena 18,306 48–32 81 April 8 Phoenix L 105–111 Bojan Bogdanović (21) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley (8) Vivint Arena 18,306 48–33 82 April 10 @ Portland W 111–80 Juan Hernangómez (22) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley (5) Moda Center 18,123 49–33
2021–22 season schedule

Playoffs※

2022 playoff game log Total: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
First Round: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 16 @ Dallas W 99–93 Donovan Mitchell (32) Rudy Gobert (17) Donovan Mitchell (6) American Airlines Center 20,013 1–0 2 April 18 @ Dallas L 104–110 Donovan Mitchell (34) Rudy Gobert (17) Donovan Mitchell (5) American Airlines Center 20,113 1–1 3 April 21 Dallas L 118–126 Donovan Mitchell (32) Rudy Gobert (7) Conley Jr., Mitchell 6 Vivint Arena 18,306 1–2 4 April 23 Dallas W 100–99 Jordan Clarkson (25) Rudy Gobert (15) Donovan Mitchell (7) Vivint Arena 18,306 2–2 5 April 25 @ Dallas L 77–102 Jordan Clarkson (20) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley Jr. (5) American Airlines Center 20,577 2–3 6 April 28 Dallas L 96–98 Donovan Mitchell (39) Rudy Gobert (12) Donovan Mitchell (9) Vivint Arena 18,306 2–4
2021 playoff schedule

Transactions※

Trades※

July 30, 2021	To Utah Jazz 2027 second-round pick Cash considerations	To Oklahoma City Thunder Derrick Favors 2024 protected first-round pick
August 7, 2021	To Utah Jazz Draft rights to Jared Butler (No. 40) 2022 MEM second-round pick 2026 MEM second-round pick	To Memphis Grizzlies Draft rights to Santi Aldama (No. 30)
August 7, 2021	To Utah Jazz Eric Paschall	To Golden State Warriors 2026 MEM protected second-round pick
February 9, 2022	Three-team trade
	To Portland Trail Blazers Elijah Hughes (from Utah) Joe Ingles (from Utah) 2022 MEM second-round pick (from Utah)	To San Antonio Spurs Tomáš Satoranský (from Portland) 2027 second-round pick (from Utah)
	To Utah Jazz Nickeil Alexander-Walker (from Portland) Juancho Hernangómez (from San Antonio)

Free agency※

Re-signed※

Player	Signed
Mike Conley Jr.	August 6, 2021

Additions※

Player	Signed	Former team
Rudy Gay	August 6, 2021	San Antonio Spurs
Hassan Whiteside	August 6, 2021	Sacramento Kings

Subtractions※

Player	Reason left	New team
Matt Thomas	Waived
Georges Niang	Free agency	Philadelphia 76ers

Notes※

References※