Not only did the Jazz drop to No. 5 in the draft order, the Dallas Mavericks landed the No. 1 pick (after having only a 1.8% chance to do so), the San Antonio Spurs snagged the No. 2 pick, the Philadelphia 76ers nabbed the No. 3 pick and the Charlotte Hornets got the No. 4 pick.

Flagg is the best American-born prospect the NBA has seen in years. The 6-foot-9 forward suited up at Team USA’s camp before even playing a college game, scoring over LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Scouts thought he could potentially bring a championship to an NBA franchise one day.

Jazz fans were justifiably furious at the lottery's final results. The scapegoat in question after the Jazz rewarded the fifth overall pick was the Boston Celtics' former President of Basketball Operations, Danny Ainge. Many Jazz fans took to their X accounts to express their displeasure with the former Celtics executive.

The Mavericks had the winning numbers. The team with just a 1.8% chance at winning the No. 1 pick won, against virtually all the odds

The Jazz went from optimistic ahead of NBA Draft lottery night to disbelief in landing the fifth pick. Dwayne Wade tried to calm things.

Dan Roberts is reflecting on his time as the public address announcer for the Utah Jazz after his last season.

Before any bulk of the Utah Jazz 's offseason action takes place over the summer, the team opted to make a major move on their sidelines by inking head coach Will Hardy to a new six-year extension that keeps him in town until 2031.

Yeah, every once in a blue moon someone gets a few bits of fortuity, like, say, Utah Hockey Club in its recent lottery position in the NHL draft, moving up 10 spots to the fourth overall pick, leaning heavily on fractional odds. It can happen, but don’t get your hopes up. it usually doesn’t.