Finishes: Colors & Stains

Apparently, he did not show enough for the liking of the coaching staff and front office. Hardy, asked early in training camp what he has seeing from Butler as a player, offered a somewhat tepid response that focused more on personality traits than on-court proclivities. He's a really mature young player.

The Utah Jazz have acquired guard Talen Horton-Tucker and forward Stanley Johnson from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for guard Patrick Beverley, pending the outcome of successful physicals.