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,

After being asked about tanking and saying, "you won't see that this year," Ainge must pick a path for the Jazz: youth or veteran core.

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