Ryan Smith on bad lottery odds: At some point the math's got to start mathing
During a recent appearance on ‘The Pat McAfee Show,’ Smith spoke about how the Jazz haven’t benefitted from any supposed tanking since he’s been team owner, and how the approach the NBA is taking needs to be refocused a little bit. “I’m also taking over a franchise that’s never won the lottery, never moved up in the draft. At some point the math’s got to start mathing,” Smith said.
“We’re gonna figure out a solution. I trust Adam, the ownership group is incredible around the league, we’re not afraid to battle it out. There’s options about flattening it, options about putting restrictions in there, but the most important thing is, what is the rebuild experience for the NBA, and how long do we want these teams to come in .
“When you go out on the court, I don’t care who you are, our players are playing to win … you saw that with us, we didn’t finish with the worst record … our guys want to win every single night. ” Clutch Points "The Utah Jazz have never won the lottery and we've never moved up in the draft.. I trust Adam Silver and we're gonna figure out a solution..
The rebuilding process is what we should be looking at" ~ @RyanQualtrics #PMSLive https://t. co/DBWn6yrt2Z pic. twitter.
com/SVd56elUtw — Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) April 17, 2026 This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Ryan Smith on bad lottery odds: At some point the math's got to start mathing