Utah Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey moving into advisory role with the team

Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey speaks with media in the EnergySolutions Arena Monday, April 21, 2014 in Salt Lake City. | Hugh Carey, Hugh Carey, Deseret News

Utah Jazz executive vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey will be taking on a different role with the team.

The Deseret News has confirmed that after seven years as the Jazz’s general manager and then the last two as the executive vice president, Lindsey will now move to an advisory role to new owner Ryan Smith and the rest of the front office, with general manager Justin Zanik managing the day-to-day basketball operations.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the news.

Taking on more of an advisory role is something that Lindsey has thought about for a while, discussing it with the Miller family and then Ryan Smith, after Smith took over ownership of the team last year.

In his time with the Jazz, Lindsey has been responsible for the hiring of head coach Quin Snyder as well as acquiring Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell after they were drafted by the Denver Nuggets, moves that led to the Jazz making the playoffs for the last five seasons.

This story will be updated.

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