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Philadelphia • Jazz coach Jerry Sloan shook things up Saturday.

But the long-discussed — yet slightly unexpected — change did little to pull Utah out of a major slump.

Sloan informed rookie forward Gordon Hayward during a morning team breakfast that the ninth overall pick of the 2010 NBA Draft was receiving a promotion.

Hayward was in the Jazz's starting lineup at small forward, while veteran Andrei Kirilenko was out.

Prior to Utah's 96-85 loss to the 76ers, the 20-year-old from Butler said all the right things.

"I'm going to compete. Do my job," he said. "Try to give us some energy from the start."

The Jazz initially received a small kick, taking a two-point lead against Philadelphia with 5 minutes, 18 seconds left in the first quarter. But Utah's momentum didn't last, and Hayward had his most inconsistent big-minutes game during the past month.

The hustle and effort that Sloan admires in Hayward and wants from the rest of the Jazz were evident. But he committed five turnovers in 27:39, finishing with four points on 2-of-3 shooting, three assists and two rebounds.

"He did all right," Sloan said. "He made some mistakes, but that's part of it. I gave him a chance to play some. See where he is. See if he can help us."

Sloan isn't certain whether Hayward will remain a starter. His promotion marked the first time in 43 games that Utah didn't use the season-opening first five of Deron Williams, Raja Bell, Kirilenko, Paul Millsap and Al Jefferson, unless at least one of the players missed a contest due to injury.

Kirilenko said he was surprised by the move.

But the 10-year Jazzman agreed that Utah needed some type of shake-up in an attempt to find new life.

"I'm a positive person," Kirilenko said.

Test time

Reserve Jazz center Francisco Elson said that he will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging exam Sunday to determine the status of his left quadriceps.

He didn't play Saturday against the 76ers due to tendinitis.

Elson felt his thigh tighten up Friday during a loss to Boston. He has been dealing with the pain for a while, though.

"It's all right," Elson said. "Just, right now, it's just a little sore."

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