On June 6, Beijing time, the Utah Jazz officially announced that after eight seasons of coaching the team, Quin Snyder officially resigned as head coach.
It is reported that in the past few weeks, the Jazz board of directors and management have been trying to persuade Snyder to continue as the team coach, and even provided him with a new contract extension to retain him, but Snyder still has not changed Thoughts of leaving office.
"What drives me every day is my players and their passion for the game, their desire for continuous improvement and their selfless dedication to this Jazz organization. I feel strongly that they need to A new voice, that's what it is, not because of differences of opinion or anything, I just feel like it's time to move on and I need to take some time after the season to think about this. decision to ensure that leaving is the right choice," Quin-Snyder wrote in the statement.
During his eight seasons coaching the Utah Jazz, he led the team to an outstanding record of 372 wins and 264 losses. He was tied with Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors to become the third-longest coach currently coaching a team. , second only to the Spurs' Popovich and the Heat's Spoelstra.
At the same time, 372 wins is also the second-highest number of coaching wins in Utah Jazz history, second only to legendary Hall of Fame coach Jerry Sloan's 1,127 games.
(NBA official website)
