Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45), Utah Jazz forward Royce O'Neale (23), Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) and Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder talk before the Jazz play the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of the NBA playoffs at the Toyota Center in Houston on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
SALT LAKE CITY — While the Jazz had little turnover since last year among their players, with 12 of their top 13 scorers back, they did lose their top assistant coach, Igor Kosokov, who was hired to be the head coach for the Phoenix Suns.
Head coach Quin Snyder said he’s happy for Kosokov, who he had talked to as recently as Monday morning, saying, “we wish him well — he’s going to be terrific.