2014–15 Utah Jazz season

2014–15 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Quin Snyder
Arena	EnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record	38–44 (.463)
Place	Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Root Sports Utah
Radio	1280 and 97.5 The Zone

The 2014–15 Utah Jazz season is the franchise's 41st season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 36th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City.

Preseason

Draft picks

Main article: 2014 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	5	Dante Exum	SG	Australia	Australian Institute of Sport
1	23	Rodney Hood	SG	United States	Duke
2	35	Jarnell Stokes	PF	United States	Tennessee

Roster

2014–15 Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 33 Booker, Trevor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1987–11–25 Clemson G 3 Burke, Trey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–11–12 Michigan G 10 Burks, Alec 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) 1991–07–20 Colorado F 45 Cooley, Jack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) 1991–10–04 Notre Dame G 8 Cotton, Bryce 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 163 lb (74 kg) 1992–08–11 Providence F 40 Evans, Jeremy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1987–10–24 Western Kentucky G 11 Exum, Dante 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1995–07–13 Lake Ginninderra (AUS) F/C 15 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 268 lb (122 kg) 1991–07–15 Georgia Tech C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1992–06–26 France G/F 20 Hayward, Gordon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–03–23 Butler F 5 Hood, Rodney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–10–20 Duke G/F 2 Ingles, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1987–10–02 Lake Ginninderra (AUS) F 17 Jerrett, Grant 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1993–07–08 Arizona G/F 23 Johnson, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1990–04–29 Dayton G/F 13 Millsap, Elijah 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1987–08–12 UAB

Head coach Quin Snyder Assistant coach(es) Johnnie Bryant Alex Jensen Brad Jones Antonio Lang Mike Wells Mark McKown (player development) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster Last transaction: 2015–04–06

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Portland Trail Blazers	51	31	.622	–	32‍–‍9	19‍–‍22	11–5	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	45	37	.549	6.0	29‍–‍12	16‍–‍25	10–6	82
Utah Jazz	38	44	.463	13.0	21‍–‍20	17‍–‍24	9–7	82
Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	21.0	19‍–‍22	11‍–‍30	6–10	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	16	66	.195	35.0	9‍–‍32	7‍–‍34	4–12	82

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Golden State Warriors *	67	15	.817	–	82
2	y-Houston Rockets *	56	26	.683	11.0	82
3	x-Los Angeles Clippers	56	26	.683	11.0	82
4	y-Portland Trail Blazers *	51	31	.622	16.0	82
5	x-Memphis Grizzlies	55	27	.671	12.0	82
6	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	12.0	82
7	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	17.0	82
8	x-New Orleans Pelicans	45	37	.549	22.0	82
9	Oklahoma City Thunder	45	37	.549	22.0	82
10	Phoenix Suns	39	43	.476	28.0	82
11	Utah Jazz	38	44	.463	29.0	82
12	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	37.0	82
13	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	38.0	82
14	Los Angeles Lakers	21	61	.256	46.0	82
15	Minnesota Timberwolves	16	66	.195	51.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2014 pre-season game log Total: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
Pre-season: 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 7 Portland W 92–73 Alec Burks (12) Favors & Gobert (11) Trey Burke (4) EnergySolutions Arena 17,858 1–0 2 October 9 Portland W 109–105 Trey Burke (22) Enes Kanter (10) Trey Burke (7) Moda Center 14,468 2–0 3 October 13 L.A. Clippers W 102–89 Trey Burke (16) Rudy Gobert (20) Trey Burke (8) EnergySolutions Arena 19,319 3–0 4 October 16 @ L.A. Lakers W 119–86 Gordon Hayward (16) Enes Kanter (11) Exum & Burke (6) Honda Center 8,931 4–0 5 October 17 @ L.A. Clippers L 97–101 Gordon Hayward (22) Derrick Favors (10) Trey Burke (6) Staples Center 17,733 4–1 6 October 19 @ L.A. Lakers L 91–98 Alec Burks (21) Rudy Gobert (10) Dante Exum (5) Staples Center 17,733 4–2 7 October 19 @ Oklahoma City W 105–91 Enes Kanter (27) Derrick Favors (15) Gordon Hayward (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena 5–2 8 October 24 Phoenix L 100–105 Gordon Hayward (24) Booker, Hood & Gobert (8) Hayward & Gobert (3) EnergySolutions Arena 18,087 5–3
2014–15 season schedule

Regular season

2014–15 game log Total: 38–44 (Home: 21–20; Road: 17–24)
October: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 29 Houston L 93–104 Alec Burks (18) Gordon Hayward (8) Gordon Hayward (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 0–1 2 October 30 @ Dallas L 102–120 Derrick Favors (17) Derrick Favors (11) Trey Burke (7) American Airlines Center 19,697 0–2
November : 5–10 (home: 3–4; road: 2–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 November 1 Phoenix W 118–91 Derrick Favors (32) Gordon Hayward (10) Trey Burke (4) EnergySolutions Arena 17,721 1–2 4 November 3 @ L.A. Clippers L 101–107 Gordon Hayward (27) Enes Kanter (9) Gordon Hayward (5) Staples Center 19,060 1–3 5 November 5 Cleveland W 102–100 Favors & Hayward (21) Derrick Favors (10) Gordon Hayward (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 2–3 6 November 7 Dallas L 82–105 Alec Burks (14) Enes Kanter (10) Dante Exum (5) EnergySolutions Arena 18,419 2–4 7 November 9 @ Detroit W 97–96 Gordon Hayward (17) Derrick Favors (12) Dante Exum (5) Palace of Auburn Hills 12,888 3–4 8 November 10 @ Indiana L 86–97 Gordon Hayward (30) Gordon Hayward (8) Trey Burke (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 12,513 3–5 9 November 12 @ Atlanta L 97–100 Alec Burks (22) Gordon Hayward (7) Trey Burke (11) Philips Arena 12,595 3–6 10 November 14 @ New York W 102–100 Gordon Hayward (33) Derrick Favors (12) Trey Burke (8) Madison Square Garden 19,812 4–6 11 November 15 @ Toronto L 93–111 Favors & Kanter (18) Alec Burks (10) Hayward & Burke (5) Air Canada Centre 19,800 4–7 12 November 18 Oklahoma City W 98–81 Alec Burks (20) Enes Kanter (15) Trey Burke (9) EnergySolutions Arena 17,190 5–7 13 November 21 @ Golden State L 88–101 Enes Kanter (18) Derrick Favors (9) Ingles, Exum & Burke (5) Oracle Arena 19,596 5–8 14 November 22 New Orleans L 94–106 Gordon Hayward (31) Derrick Favors (11) Trey Burke (4) EnergySolutions Arena 18,452 5–9 15 November 24 Chicago L 95–97 Derrick Favors (21) Derrick Favors (15) Trey Burke (10) EnergySolutions Arena 18,904 5–10 16 November 26 @ Oklahoma City L 82–97 Gordon Hayward (21) Gordon Hayward (8) Burke & Burks (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 5–11 17 November 29 L.A. Clippers L 96–112 Gordon Hayward (30) Trevor Booker (9) Alec Burks (4) EnergySolutions Arena 18,479 5–12
December : 6–9 (home: 3–4; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 18 December 1 Denver L 101–103 Gordon Hayward (25) Enes Kanter (15) Trey Burke (8) EnergySolutions Arena 16,768 5–13 19 December 3 Toronto L 104–123 Favors & Kanter (19) Enes Kanter (9) Trey Burke (8) EnergySolutions Arena 16,677 5–14 20 December 5 Orlando L 93–98 Derrick Favors (21) Derrick Favors (13) Trey Burke (11) EnergySolutions Arena 18,997 5–15 21 December 8 @ Sacramento L 92–101 Gordon Hayward (19) Rudy Gobert (9) Gordon Hayward (7) Sleep Train Arena 16,511 5–16 22 December 9 San Antonio W 100–96 Derrick Favors (21) Enes Kanter (15) Hayward & Burks (4) EnergySolutions Arena 18,382 6–16 23 December 12 Miami L 95–100 Enes Kanter (25) Rudy Gobert (11) Burke & Gobert (4) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 6–17 24 December 14 @ Washington L 84–93 Alec Burks (19) Enes Kanter (11) Gordon Hayward (3) Verizon Center 15,220 6–18 25 December 16 @ New Orleans L 111–119 Enes Kanter (29) Rudy Gobert (9) Gordon Hayward (5) Smoothie King Center 13,179 6–19 26 December 17 @ Miami W 105–87 Gordon Hayward (29) Rudy Gobert (9) Gordon Hayward (7) American Airlines Arena 19,633 7–19 27 December 19 @ Orlando W 101–94 Derrick Favors (23) Derrick Favors (10) Gordon Hayward (6) Amway Center 16,032 8–19 28 December 20 @ Charlotte L 86–104 Gordon Hayward (14) Rudy Gobert (12) Gordon Hayward (6) Time Warner Cable Arena 17,384 8–20 29 December 22 @ Memphis W 97–91 Alec Burks (23) Rudy Gobert (16) Hayward, Burks, Burke & Hood (4) FedExForum 16,991 9–20 30 December 27 Philadelphia W 88–71 Favors & Burke (17) Derrick Favors (15) Trey Burke (4) EnergySolutions Arena 18,890 10–20 31 December 29 @ L.A. Clippers L 97–101 Gordon Hayward (22) Rudy Gobert (13) Gordon Hayward (7) Staples Center 19,060 10–21 32 December 30 Minnesota W 100–94 Hayward & Burke (26) Enes Kanter (12) Trey Burke (6) EnergySolutions Arena 18,947 11–21
January : 6–9 (home: 3–5; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 Atlanta L 92–98 Gordon Hayward (18) Derrick Favors (11) Trey Burke (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,029 11–22 34 January 3 @ Minnesota W 101–89 Trey Burke (28) Trevor Booker (15) Burke & Booker (6) Target Center 13,702 12–22 35 January 5 Indiana L 101–105 Derrick Favors (27) Derrick Favors (11) Joe Ingles (7) EnergySolutions Arena 17,378 12–23 36 January 7 @ Chicago W 97–77 Derrick Favors (20) Rudy Gobert (14) Gordon Hayward (5) United Center 21,379 13–23 37 January 9 @ Oklahoma City L 94–99 Gordon Hayward (27) Derrick Favors (11) Ingles & Burke (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 13–24 38 January 10 @ Houston L 82–97 Burke & Kanter (16) Derrick Favors (7) Gordon Hayward (5) Toyota Center 18,235 13–25 39 January 13 Golden State L 105–116 Derrick Favors (22) Favors & Gobert (11) Trey Burke (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 13–26 40 January 16 L.A. Lakers W 94–85 Gordon Hayward (31) Derrick Favors (10) Gordon Hayward (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 14–26 41 January 18 @ San Antonio L 69–89 Rudy Gobert (13) Rudy Gobert (18) Trey Burke (8) AT&T Center 18,581 14–27 42 January 21 @ Cleveland L 92–106 Enes Kanter (24) Enes Kanter (17) Dante Exum (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 14–28 43 January 22 @ Milwaukee W 101–99 Gordon Hayward (24) Enes Kanter (16) Joe Ingles (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,415 15–28 44 January 24 Brooklyn W 108–73 Gordon Hayward (24) Rudy Gobert (11) Joe Ingles (5) Barclays Center 19,352 16–28 45 January 26 Boston L 90–99 Gordon Hayward (26) Rudy Gobert (10) Joe Ingles (5) EnergySolutions Arena 18,947 16–29 46 January 28 L.A. Clippers L 89–94 Enes Kanter (21) Enes Kanter (11) Joe Ingles (5) EnergySolutions Arena 16,322 16–30 47 January 30 Golden State W 110–100 Gordon Hayward (26) Gordon Hayward (15) Trey Burke (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,295 17–30
February : 6–5 (home: 4–2; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 3 @ Portland L 102–103 Gordon Hayward (27) Rudy Gobert (15) Trey Burke (6) Moda Center 19,441 17–31 49 February 4 Memphis L 90–100 Trey Burke (21) Enes Kanter (10) Dante Exum (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 17–32 50 February 6 @ Phoenix L 93–100 Gordon Hayward (24) Rudy Gobert (12) Gordon Hayward (5) US Airways Center 18,055 17–33 51 February 7 Sacramento W 102–90 Gordon Hayward (30) Enes Kanter (13) Derrick Favors (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,128 18–33 52 February 9 @ New Orleans W 100–96 Gordon Hayward (32) Enes Kanter (11) Gordon Hayward (8) Smoothie King Center 15,321 19–33 53 February 11 @ Dallas L 82–87 Trey Burke (16) Enes Kanter (10) Gordon Hayward (8) American Airlines Center 19,947 19–34 All-Star Break 54 February 20 Portland W 92–76 Gordon Hayward (20) Favors & Booker (9) Hayward, Exum & Burke (3) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 20–34 55 February 23 San Antonio W 90–81 Trey Burke (23) Rudy Gobert (14) Hayward & Ingles (3) EnergySolutions Arena 18,782 21–34 56 February 25 L.A. Lakers L 97–100 Gordon Hayward (20) Rudy Gobert (14) Trey Burke (4) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 21–35 57 February 27 @ Denver W 104–82 Derrick Favors (21) Derrick Favors (10) Hayward & Ingles (5) Pepsi Center 15,002 22–35 58 February 28 Milwaukee W 82–75 Trey Burke (23) Derrick Favors (12) Trey Burke (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,515 23–35
March : 10–6 (home: 5–3; road: 5–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 3 @ Memphis W 93–82 Favors & Hayward (21) Rudy Gobert (24) Dante Exum (7) FedExForum 16,779 24–35 60 March 4 @ Boston L 84–85 Favors & Burke (16) Rudy Gobert (16) Trey Burke (8) TD Garden 16,354 24–36 61 March 6 @ Philadelphia W 89–83 Gordon Hayward (25) Rudy Gobert (15) Gordon Hayward (4) Wells Fargo Center 15,811 25–36 62 March 8 @ Brooklyn W 95–88 Gordon Hayward (24) Rudy Gobert (11) Rudy Gobert (5) Barclays Center 17,041 26–36 63 March 10 New York W 87–82 Derrick Favors (12) Rudy Gobert (14) Joe Ingles (5) EnergySolutions Arena 17,121 27–36 64 March 12 Houston W 109–91 Gordon Hayward (29) Rudy Gobert (22) Gordon Hayward (7) EnergySolutions Arena 18,781 28–36 65 March 14 Detroit W 88–85 Derrick Favors (26) Rudy Gobert (19) Dante Exum (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 29–36 66 March 16 Charlotte W 94–66 Rodney Hood (24) Rudy Gobert (22) Trey Burke (4) EnergySolutions Arena 16,743 30–36 67 March 18 Washington L 84–88 Gordon Hayward (26) Rudy Gobert (14) Trey Burke (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,498 30–37 68 March 19 @ L.A. Lakers W 80–73 Gordon Hayward (22) Favors & Gobert (7) Gordon Hayward (5) Staples Center 17,407 31–37 69 March 21 @ Golden State L 91–106 Derrick Favors (21) Derrick Favors (11) Gordon Hayward (7) Oracle Arena 19,596 31–38 70 March 23 Minnesota L 104–106 (OT) Derrick Favors (19) Rudy Gobert (17) Trey Burke (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 31–39 71 March 25 Portland L 89–92 Derrick Favors (26) Derrick Favors (13) Trey Burke (3) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 31–40 72 March 27 @ Denver L 91–107 Gordon Hayward (24) Rudy Gobert (14) Trevor Booker (5) Pepsi Center 15,312 31–41 73 March 28 Oklahoma City W 94–89 Trey Burke (22) Rudy Gobert (15) Gordon Hayward (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 32–41 74 March 30 @ Minnesota W 104–84 Gordon Hayward (22) Trevor Booker (13) Gordon Hayward (5) Target Center 12,229 33–41
April : 5–3 (home: 3–1; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 1 Denver W 98–84 Rudy Gobert (20) Rudy Gobert (12) Dante Exum (12) EnergySolutions Arena 18,275 34–41 76 April 4 @ Phoenix L 85–87 Gordon Hayward (21) Rudy Gobert (15) Gordon Hayward (4) US Airways Center 18,055 34–42 77 April 5 @ Sacramento W 101–95 Rodney Hood (25) Booker & Gobert (9) Dante Exum (6) Sleep Train Arena 16,716 35–42 78 April 8 Sacramento W 103–91 Rodney Hood (20) Derrick Favors (11) Joe Ingles (6) EnergySolutions Arena 18,351 36–42 79 April 10 Memphis L 88–89 Gordon Hayward (27) Rudy Gobert (14) Dante Exum (5) EnergySolutions Arena 18,873 36–43 80 April 11 @ Portland W 111–105 Trevor Booker (36) Rudy Gobert (11) Rodney Hood (8) CenturyLink Arena 19,908 37–43 81 April 13 Dallas W 109–92 Bryce Cotton (24) Rudy Gobert (17) Cotton & Hood (4) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 38–43 82 April 15 @ Houston L 91–117 Bryce Cotton (14) Rudy Gobert (8) Elijah Millsap (7) Toyota Center 18,320 38–44
2014–15 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Danté Exum	82	41	22.2	.349	.314	.625	1.6	2.4	.5	.2	4.8
Rudy Gobert	82	37	26.3	.604	.000	.623	9.5	1.3	.8	2.3	8.4
Joe Ingles	79	32	21.2	.415	.356	.750	2.2	2.3	.9	.1	5.0
Trevor Booker	79	5	19.8	.487	.345	.581	5.0	1.1	.5	.5	7.2
Gordon Hayward	76	76	34.4	.445	.364	.812	4.9	4.1	1.4	.4	19.3
Trey Burke	76	43	30.1	.368	.318	.752	2.7	4.3	.9	.2	12.8
Derrick Favors	74	74	30.8	.525	.167	.669	8.2	1.5	.8	1.7	16.0
Rodney Hood	50	21	21.3	.414	.365	.763	2.3	1.7	.6	.2	8.7
Enes Kanter Freedom^†	49	48	27.1	.491	.317	.788	7.8	.5	.5	.3	13.8
Elijah Millsap	47	5	19.7	.340	.311	.674	3.2	1.2	1.2	.3	5.3
Jeremy Evans	38	0	7.0	.552	.400	.828	1.9	.3	.3	.3	2.4
Alec Burks	27	27	33.3	.403	.382	.822	4.2	3.0	.6	.2	13.9
Ian Clark^†	23	0	7.0	.341	.360	1.000	.6	.4	.3	.1	1.9
Steve Novak^†	22	0	5.0	.457	.485	.000	.7	.3	.0	.0	2.2
Jack Cooley	16	0	5.4	.409		.429	1.6	.1	.4	.2	1.7
Bryce Cotton	15	0	10.6	.420	.350	.833	1.2	1.0	.3	.0	5.3
Chris Johnson^†	12	0	17.6	.484	.342	1.000	1.5	.6	1.0	.0	6.8
Elliot Williams^†	5	0	8.4	.462	.714	.500	.6	.8	.4	.0	3.6
Patrick Christopher	4	1	7.3	.250	.000		1.5	.0	.3	.0	1.5
Grant Jerrett^†	3	0	8.7	.444	.000	1.000	1.7	.7	.7	.0	3.0
Jerrelle Benimon	2	0	1.5				1.5	.0	.0	.0	.0
Toure' Murry^†	1	0	1.0	.000			.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Jazz only.

Injuries

Player	Duration	Injury type	Games missed
Start	End

Transactions

Main article: List of 2014–15 NBA season transactions

Trades

February 19, 2015

To Utah Jazz Kendrick Perkins (from Oklahoma City) Grant Jerrett (from Oklahoma City) Rights to Tibor Pleiß (from Oklahoma City) 2017 first-round pick (from Oklahoma City) 2017 second-round pick (from Detroit)

To Oklahoma City Thunder Enes Kanter from Utah) Steve Novak from Utah) D. J. Augustin (from Detroit) Kyle Singler (from Detroit) 2019 second-round pick (from Detroit)

To Detroit Pistons Reggie Jackson (from Oklahoma City)

Free agents

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Contract	Ref.

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team	Ref.

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	Date	New team	Ref.

Awards

Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.

References

External links

• 2014–15 Utah Jazz preseason at ESPN^{[dead link‍]}
• 2014–15 Utah Jazz regular season at ESPN^{[dead link‍]}