The murmurs of Quin Snyder’s end of tenure with the Utah Jazz is now materializing with offseason getting much closer.
Snyder, who had conversations with the Utah brass from the previous weeks, is still facing uncertainty about his extended stay with the franchise. League sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon that the veteran coach might call for a split up after an eight-year partnership.
Amid having “good faith” talks in retaining Snyder’s service, the decision still hinges on owner Ryan Smith and lead executive Danny Ainge on whether they’ll proceed or not with the tactician for next season.
As such, Snyder still has two years left in his contract which includes an option for 2023-2024 season. The team offered an extension but conversations are still in process for both sides about philosophical issues and committing on possible moves to be more competitive in the West.
Still, per Wojnarowski and MacMahon, the talks are ongoing and the final verdict about Snyder’s future is yet to be determined.
Snyder has been in the NBA’s coaching hot seat throughout the 2021-2022 season. After guiding the franchise from rebuild to emergence in eight seasons, criticisms are swirling about the Jazz being unable to climb higher from the Western ladder. Under his leadership, Utah clinched six winning seasons and three division titles, but a booking to the Conference Finals has still not been achieved.
While Snyder is vocal all throughout for being uninterested to grab another coaching opportunity, he’ll certainly become one of the most targeted candidates to lead other teams in strategy making once the Jazz decide to part ways with him — being linked with the San Antonio Spurs, Charlotte Hornets and the Los Angeles Lakers from the previous months.
Since starting his coaching career in the league last 2014, Snyder has compiled a 372-364 card as the Jazz’ bench boss. With how things could go either way from the next several days, the club will certainly consider the upcoming offseason as an opportunity to build a stronger foundation around Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert.
