However, according to new Jazz president of basketball operations Austin Ainge, Utah will not take active steps to protect that pick next season. When asked in his introductory press conference on Monday if the Jazz would engage in the sort of minutes manipulation that lost them so many games last season,

Here is how Ainge sees the state of the franchise and his first summer on the job. The Jazz’s new hierarchy. Jazz owner Ryan Smith made it clear: Austin Ainge will have final sa

As the new president of basketball operations, Austin Ainge will have ultimate decision-making power in Utah Jazz personnel decisions.