Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith

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Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith

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Jan 6, 2021

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New Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith joins The Woj Pod to discuss transforming his fandom into buying franchise, arriving along with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert extension talks, leveraging NBA platform for social equality and charity and translating success of his tech empire into Jazz culture.

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Jan 6, 2021

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