Overview

• Austin Ainge, son of CEO Danny Ainge, arrives from 17 years with the Celtics and will hold final recommendation authority on roster and personnel moves.
• General manager Justin Zanik and CEO Danny Ainge will report to Ainge to streamline decision-making across scouting, player development and team construction.
• The move ushers in a new leadership phase as the Jazz rebuild after trading All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert and posting their worst record in franchise history.
• Utah heads into the offseason with the No. 5 pick in the upcoming draft along with young cornerstones Lauri Markkanen and Colin Sexton and a cache of future selections.
• Ainge plans to apply lessons from Boston’s 2024 championship culture and stresses flexibility in draft strategy rather than relying solely on a top pick.