The Utah Jazz held a press conference for Keyonte George, who signed a new $157.5M contract. The press conference included Will Hardy, Ryan Smith, Danny Ainge, Austin Ainge, and Justin Zanik. It also was important to note that all of George’s teammates were there to support him.
Here is the full press conference if you missed it.
Here are some notable quotes.
Will Hardy talked about some kids who know him as “Keyonte’s Coach”
Keyonte George: “Shoutout to the city, obviously…. All I know is Utah… I was talking to Will a couple days ago. Part of my life I grew up in Dallas and then another part of my life I’m about to grow up in Utah.”
Keyonte George: “I knew where I wanted to be. We were able to have conversations this summer but there was no doubt in my mind. Utah is my second family. Signing here was a no-brainer.”
Ryan Smith: You can feel a shift. The best years for Utah are ahead of us.
Keyonte George: We have a coach that cares as much about you off the court and on the court.
Keyonte George: If it was up to me, I want to be around forever.
All in all, this offseason has been incredible for Jazz fans. The players here are locked in and committed to the team. Those who were traded obviously were not. It’s a new era in Utah, as Ryan Smith said, and it appears this core will be around for a long time.
