Overview

• The Jazz officially hired Austin Ainge on June 2 after he spent 17 years in the Boston Celtics organization, including six seasons as assistant general manager.
• Ainge is the son of Jazz CEO Danny Ainge and was part of the Celtics front office that secured the 2024 NBA championship.
• Justin Zanik will retain his role as general manager and collaborate with Ainge on team strategy and personnel decisions.
• Utah holds two first-round picks in the 2025 NBA draft, owning the No. 5 selection and the No. 21 pick acquired in the Rudy Gobert trade.
• This front-office move follows last month’s extension of coach Will Hardy through 2031 as the Jazz seek to rebound from a franchise-worst 17-65 season.