The Utah Jazz plan to match offer sheets for Gordon Hayward, a restricted free agent.

Hayward is expected to receive a significant offer sheet, possibly the maximum contract, from the Phoenix Suns, according to sources.

The Jazz have extended a qualifying offer to Hayward. Dennis Linsey has said he hopes to keep Hayward.

Hayward developed a strong relationship with Suns coach Jeff Hornacek during the first three seasons of his career when the former Jazz shooting guard was a shooting coach and assistant.

Dante Exum didn’t expect to still be on the board when the Utah Jazz were on the clock with the fifth overall pic. Exum didn’t work out for the Jazz leading up to the draft.

“Looking at the draft and where I was placed, me and my agent thought that I wouldn’t get down to five,” Exum admitted. "Anything happens in the draft, and you see I’m lucky enough that Utah believed in me and picked me up at five.”

Exum will play alongside Trey Burke, who the Jazz selected in the lottery just a year ago. Exum believes his previous experience will help him work well alongside another lead guard.

“The Australian team has Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova, and I’m in that system, and those are both point guards. So you work around it.

“I already spoke to [coach Quin Snyder] and he’s excited to have me,” Exum said. “I’m excited to be there. I know we’re both going to give up something a little so everyone’s happy."

The Utah Jazz did background work on Marcus Smart and have interest in taking him with the fifth overall pick on Thursday night, but the team was never able to get him in for a workout.

Reports have indicated that Smart and his agent, Lee Melchionni, have been trying to make sure he doesn’t fall past the Orlando Magic at No. 4.

"It was my agent, you've got to talk to my agent about that," Smart said Wednesday when asked about the decision not to work out for Utah. Smart added that he met with some representatives from the Jazz in Chicago during the combine.

"It was a great experience," he said. "We had a great talk, a great conversation. I got to know the coaching staff, the owners and everybody else."

Speculation has been that Smart would prefer to avoid the Jazz because they already have Trey Burke. Burke, also a lead guard, finished third in the voting for the 2014 Rookie of the Year.

“It'd be fine with me,” Smart said of potential playing alongside Burke, "but my agent just told me that we weren’t going to workout for [the Jazz] and that was the end of it.”

The Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers are discussing a trade involving the first overall pick. 

The Jazz are offering Derrick Favors, Alec Burks and the No. 5 pick to the Cavaliers for the No. 1 selection and Jarrett Jack.

The Cavaliers wanted a future unprotected pick, but the Jazz countered with the No. 23 pick. The Jazz are split on whether or not to include Burks.

The Jazz presumably would pick between Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker.

David Blatt will leave Maccabi Tel Aviv for an unknown position in the NBA. Maccabi is expected to appoint longtime assistant coach Guy Goodes to replace him as head coach.

Blatt has received interest in being hired as an assistant coach by the Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz. The Cleveland Cavaliers are also believed to be interested in Blatt for their head coaching vacancy.

Carmelo Anthony has until June 23 to notify the New York Knicks if he plans to opt in or out of the final season of his contract.

Phil Jackson is continuing to urge Anthony to pick up the option on the $23.3 million player option for next season. If Anthony chooses to become a free agent, the All-Star forward will consider the Chicago Bulls, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks, according to sources.

The Knicks have pitched the idea to Anthony about adding a marquee free agent to pair with him in 2015.

The Knicks have reportedly mentioned LeBron James as a potential target.

Damjan Rudez is being seen as a potential low-cost, free-agent possibility.

Rudez has worked out with the Cleveland Cavaliers this week and the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz have also taken close looks at him, according to sources.

Rudez is a stretch four who shot 44 percent from three-point range in the Spanish ACB season.

Rudez went undrafted in the 2008 NBA Draft.

The Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz are interested in hiring Chip Engelland, shooting coach of the San Antonio Spurs.

Steve Kerr succeeded Engelland as the top perimeter gun at Pacific Palisades High School.

Engelland has famously worked with Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker and Danny Green with the Spurs.

Quin Snyder’s work in the D-League, as well as his focus on player development as an assistant, intrigued Utah Jazz officials.

"I love player development," Snyder said.

Snyder described the Jazz core has representing "an excellent foundation."

Snyder said he wants to take advantage of his team’s athleticism, "to play with some pace to try to give us a chance to make some easy baskets."

The Utah Jazz have named Quin Snyder as head coach. Snyder is the eighth head coach in Jazz history and the fifth since the franchise’s relocation to Utah in 1979.  

“On behalf of the Miller family, I welcome Quin Snyder as the new head coach of the Utah Jazz,” said Greg Miller, chief executive officer of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies.  “He has an impressive basketball pedigree, including more than a decade of head coaching experience that positions him well to succeed in the Jazz organization.  We look forward to Quin’s contributions both on the court and in the community.”

“We were very disciplined and thorough in our process, which has resulted in hiring Quin to lead this team into a new era for Jazz basketball,” said Utah Jazz President Randy Rigby. “He has been affiliated with tremendous coaches and programs throughout his career from Duke University to the Atlanta Hawks.  We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback regarding Quin from some of the most respected basketball minds in the game.”

“Quin Snyder combines a unique skillset with several intangibles that makes him the right fit for our team and approach to basketball,” said Jazz General Manager Dennis Lindsey.  “He is passionate about the game and has a 20-year track record of teaching and developing young talent.  His personality, work ethic and communications skills are important traits that will benefit the Utah Jazz.  We have taken a significant and exciting step forward in the evolution of this franchise.”

“The opportunity to join the Utah Jazz and to be part of such a highly respected franchise with an incredibly bright future is a great honor,” Snyder said. “I approach this opportunity with gratitude and humility and am committed to doing everything I can to help the Jazz become a championship-caliber team.”

Quin Snyder agreed to a three-year guaranteed contract to become the new head coach of the Utah Jazz, according Yahoo Sports.

The deal includes a team option for a fourth season.