Former Utah Jazz and Utah Starzz head coach Frank Layden died Wednesday, The Salt Lake Tribune has confirmed. He was 93. Layden, first hired in the NBA by Hall of Famer Hubie Brown as an assistant ...

He was 93. A cause of death has not been disclosed. "The NBA mourns the passing of Utah Jazz legend Frank Layden, an award-winning head coach and basketball executive," the league said in a statement.

He was 93. “Frank Layden made a lasting impact on the Jazz, the state of Utah, and the NBA,” the Jazz said in a statement Wednesday. “There will never be another like him.

The Utah Jazz "had to get rid of" John Collins because he was responsible for too many of their wins, per @espn_macmahon on The Hoop Collective. "He was too damn productive last season.