The NBA released its 2016-17 regular-season schedule on Thursday. As Utah Jazz fans peruse their teams schedule, here are the five games they should circle on their calendar:Nov. 1: Jazz at San Antonio SpursBoris Diaw returns to the Alamo City for the first time in of the 2016-17 season. The veteran forward was a big factor in the Spurs 2014-15 championship run. Diaw averaged 7.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game during his five-year stint with San Antonio.Nov. 12: Jazz at Miami HeatThis game marks Joe Johnsons return to South Beach after spending 38 games, including the playoffs, with the Heat. The 15-year swingman averaged a combined 12.2 points per game with Miami and Brooklyn last season, his lowest since the 2002-03 season.Dec. 8: Golden State Warriors at JazzThis will be Utahs first matchup against the star-studded Warriors for the 2016-17 season. They lost all four games against the Warriors last season.Jan. 10: Cleveland Cavaliers at JazzThis will be Utahs only game hosting LeBron James & Co. at Vivint Smart Home Arena for the 2016-17 season. The Jazz went 1-1 against Cleveland last season.Mar. 20: Jazz at Indiana PacersThis will be?George Hills first game back at Bankers Life Fieldhouse since being traded to Utah in a three-team deal. The 30-year-old point guard?averaged 12.3 points, 3.9 and 3.7 rebounds during his five seasons with the Pacers. Frank Oliver . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. Ping Bodie . He said Tuesday thats a big reason why he is now the new coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt said he hit it off quickly with Ruston Webster when interviewing for the job Friday night. https://www.cheapnfljerseyschina.co/joe-ethridge-jersey-for-sale/ . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Jermaine Whitehead . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup. Charley Brock . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. On Monday, Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum became the first player from the 2013 draft class to sign an extension to his rookie contract, a standard four-year, maximum deal that nonetheless has a host of interesting implications for the Blazers future.Extending McCollum is the last major salvo in a busy offseason that saw Portland hand out contracts worth more than $300 million combbined.dddddddddddd A year after the Blazers reached the second round of the playoffs with one of the NBAs lowest payrolls, they now figure to have one of the leagues highest in years to come.What does that mean for the future of the team and the rest of the roster? ' ' '