[6] Then in 1983 at age 28, he became the president and general manager of the Utah Jazz, which made him the youngest chief executive in National Basketball Association (NBA) history.

He then spent a year as the general manager of NBA International, where he worked to increase the league's presence around the world, including hosting the first regular season games played outside North America.

Checketts is also responsible for founding the New York Liberty in 1997 as one of the original Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) franchises.

In 2001, Checketts resigned as president and CEO of MSG and founded SCP Worldwide, a sports consulting and investment entity.

In 2007, Checketts was called as president of the church's Yorktown New York Stake, succeeding Gary Crittenden.

[14] In July 2018, Checketts began a three-year term of service as president of the LDS Church's England London Mission.

The centers helped refugees from other countries to find jobs and homes while learning English and getting settled in England.

[5] Checketts served as chairman of the Advisory Board of the Clinical Neurosciences Center at the University of Utah Hospital from 2010 to 2018.