The Utah Jazz have been as soon as a perennial playoff group within the Western Convention.
Nonetheless, the departures of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert have led the Utah Jazz straight right into a rebuilding section.
The Jazz utterly embraced it, which was evident after parting methods with head coach Quin Snyder. Instead of Snyder, the Jazz entrusted the rebuilding course of to Will Hardy.
With that mentioned, let’s check out Hardy’s NBA teaching expertise to date forward of the 2025-26 season.
Whereas Hardy doesn’t have prior NBA taking part in expertise, he nonetheless landed a job as an assistant coach beneath Gregg Popovich with the San Antonio Spurs in 2016.
On the time, Hardy was simply 29 years outdated. He would go on to spend 5 years with the Spurs earlier than leaving the group.
Hardy then joined the Boston Celtics, however spent only a single season with the group. By the summer season of 2022, Hardy had already discovered a head teaching job with the Jazz.
He has spent three seasons as the top coach of the Jazz, however the group has struggled to play properly. In any case, they’ve gone simply 85-161 in 246 video games beneath coach Hardy.
Even with an underwhelming regular-season document and no postseason success, the Jazz are affected person with their present experiment.
That is evident from the truth that the Jazz signed Hardy to a long-term contract extension forward of the 2025-26 season.
To be exact, Hardy’s new deal will run by way of the tip of the 2030-31 season. It exhibits the Jazz’s prime brass’ belief within the younger head coach.
The one query is when followers will lastly witness a successful season beneath coach Hardy. Will it’s the 2025-26 season? Nobody can inform.
