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What’s new at Delta Center for Utah Jazz fans this season

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When Utah Jazz fans attend their next game at the Delta Center, the team won’t be the only new and improved aspect of the experience. Smith Entertainment Group has completed Phase 2 of its renovation plan to convert the Delta Center into a dual-sport arena after 143 days of construction. SEG opened the doors to the media on Friday for a tour, on the eve of the Utah Mammoth’s first preseason home game. “The overall goal was to build it so every seat had great sightlines. The second goal was to create new experiences,” Jim Olson, Smith Entertainment Group’s president of real estate, said. Many of the arena improvements focused on enhancing the viewing experience on the north end for Mammoth fans, creating terrace style seating with unobstructed views, but SEG also wanted to preserve the basketball atmosphere that the Delta Center is known for. “The biggest challenge is, especially for us, we have such great sightlines for basketball, and it’s very important to protect those sightlines fo