As Ryan Smith, in his typical attire of a white hoodie, backwards cap, jeans and sneakers, gives a gathering of Utah Mammoth players a sneak peek of their new home on a day in early September, the reaction he receives can only be described as shock and awe.

Smith, the 47-year-old owner of the NBA’s Utah Jazz and NHL’s Utah Mammoth, is leading a tour of the new 146,000 square-foot practice facility in Sandy, a suburb south of Salt Lake City. Drills and hammers echo in the background, with renovation continuing on the 120-acre mall as Smith takes the players around a massive gym, four-pool recovery room and state-of-the-art kitchen.

“Incredible,” 21-year-old Logan Cooley says.

“You’re like ‘Wow,’” veteran Lawson Crouse says.

“Everything that he promised has been done,” captain Clayton Ke

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