JOHNSON RECEIVES NBA'S
LIFETIME IMPACT AWARD
Former Utah Jazz assistant
coach Phil Johnson, one of the
most impactful and successful
assistant coaches in NBA history,
received the inaugural Tex
Winter Assistant Coach Lifetime
Impact Award from the National
Basketball Coaches Association
during the NBA Summer League
in Las Vegas.
The award honors the
tremendous achievements and
commitments of Hall of Fame
coach Tex Winter, who, over an
outstanding NBA coaching career, set a standard of integrity,
competitive excellence, loyalty, and tireless promotion of NBA
basketball. This year’s award recognized the extraordinary
contributions Johnson has made to the sport throughout his
NBA career through building a body of work that has had a
positive and powerful impact on the NBA coaching profession.
A former NBA Coach of the Year, Johnson was widely
acknowledged as one of the premier basketball coaches in the
sport and was named the league’s top assistant prior to the
2005–06, 2007–08 and 2010–11 seasons as he teamed with
legendary Jazz Head Coach Jerry Sloan.
“Coach Phil Johnson represents the absolute best in integrity,
loyalty, basketball passion, and coaching excellence,” said
Sloan. “The success of the Utah Jazz organization during that
time could not have been achieved without the hard work,
dedication, and ingenuity of Phil. Phil bailed me out of a lot
of tough basketball situations, and he has remained a special
friend throughout the years.”
In September, Johnson was also inducted into Utah State
University’s Athletic Hall of Fame. WS
UTAH JAZZ HOST SUMMER LEAGUE
AND COMPETE IN LEAGUE PLAY IN LAS VEGAS
Off-season? Not so much as the Utah
Jazz played nine games in 11 days,
hosting its own Summer League in
early July and then traveling to the
NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Led by the stellar play of forward
Trey Lyles, the Jazz also featured its
three newcomers via the NBA Draft
with forward/center
Joel Bolomboy
and guards Tyrone
Wallace and
Marcus Paige.
Jazz players Marcus Paige (top),
Joel Bolomboy (right) and Trey
Lyles (far right) took to the court
for summer league play.
The Jazz welcomed
Summer League
back to Salt Lake City for the second year. The four-team, sixgame Utah Jazz Summer League was presented by America
First Credit Union, Siegfried & Jensen and Zero Fatalities in
association with the Utah Sports Commission. The Boston
Celtics finished the Utah Jazz Summer League with a 3-0 record
followed by San Antonio (2-1), Philadelphia (1-2) and Utah (0-3).
The three-day total attendance was 20,700 at both Vivint Smart
Home Arena and the Jon M. Huntsman Center. WS