SALT LAKE CITY (July 10, 2015) – The Utah Jazz today announced the team’s roster for the 2015 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Danté Exum, Rodney Hood, Bryce Cotton, Jack Cooley, Chris Johnson and Grant Jerrett will join 2015 draft picks Trey Lyles and Olivier Hanlan in headlining the team’s roster. Alex Jensen will serve as the team’s NBA Summer League head coach for the Jazz’s first three games in Las Vegas. Mike Wells will take over as head coach during tournament play.
The Jazz will be participating in Las Vegas for the second-straight year. Utah will play the Miami Heat on Sat., July 11. The Jazz will then face the Minnesota Timberwolves, featuring the first overall pick of the 2015 NBA Draft, Karl-Anthony Towns, on Mon., July 13 before playing the Phoenix Suns on Tues., July 14 in the team’s final game of the preliminary round. The teams will then be seeded in a tournament, which runs through July 20. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games.
UtahJazz.com will be the online home for comprehensive coverage of all Summer League activities with its digital team on site for insider coverage. The Zone Sports Network (97.5 FM/1280 AM) will provide reports from NBA Summer League with Jake Scott and Tony Parks broadcasting their show live from Las Vegas (10 a.m.-noon).
NBA TV will broadcast all 67 games, including 37 live game telecasts. Jazz games are available live on streaming video. Fans can watch NBA Summer League games live through a subscription-based package on NBA.com and the NBA Game Time app via NBA Summer League Live.
Fans interested in traveling to Las Vegas can purchase tickets for NBA Summer League 2015, which are also on sale now, by visiting NBATickets.com or by calling 702-739-FANS. Dedicated customer service for NBATickets.com is available at (866) 357-1136 and by comresalesupport@ticketmaster.com.
