Tag: Utah Jazz
Utah Jazz assistant coach Jason Terry is accused of stiffing a New York celebrity jeweler over a diamond Rolex wristwatch worth $25,000 that he rented for an event and later agreed to purchase, court papers allege. The ex-Dallas Mavericks guard rented the 23.5-carat stainless steel timepiece from Eric Mavachev, who is better known as Eric […]
Free agent forward Rudy Gay has been in the NBA for 17 years, but the former Utah Jazz wing has never played in the second round of the playoffs. Gay, 37, was selected eighth overall by the Houston Rockets in the 2006 NBA Draft out of UConn. The former Huskie was then immediately traded to […]
The Utah Jazz are signing former San Antonio Spurs guard Romeo Langford to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to sources. In June, the Spurs declined Langford’s qualifying offer, allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. San Antonio also renounced the free agent rights to Langford. The 6-foot-4 guard would have earned $16.9 million with […]
Utah Jazz guard Collin Sexton hopes to stay healthy next season. Sexton, 24, made 15 starts in only 48 games played in the 2022-23 season. In December 2022, an MRI revealed a mild hamstring strain in his right leg, resulting in the 6-foot-1 guard missing seven straight games. “I want to show that I’m back […]
According to the latest NBA rumors, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine and Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro are potential trade targets for the Utah Jazz. Per Andy Larson of The Salt Lake Tribune, the Jazz are expected to make a blockbuster trade in the coming months. Since Utah has about $7.7 million in cap space to […]
The Utah Jazz have re-signed free agent guard Johnny Juzang to a two-way contract, his agents Sam Goldfeder and Jordan Gertler of Excel Basketball announced on Wednesday. Micah Potter occupies Utah’s other two-way spot. NBA players signed to two-way contracts are designated to the team’s G-League affiliate. Two-way salaries do not count against a team’s […]
The Utah Jazz have signed center Omer Yurtseven to a two-year, $5.83 million contract, per sources. He’s projected to earn $2,841,629 in 2023-24 and has a non-guaranteed salary of $2,983,710 in 2024-25. His new deal also includes a trade restriction. Yurtseven, 25, cannot be traded until Dec. 15, 2023. The 7-foot center went undrafted out […]
This offseason, it’s been no secret that the Miami Heat want to trade for Portland’s Damian Lillard. Shortly after free agency began, the long-time Trail Blazer requested a trade. To facilitate a trade for Damian Lillard to Miami, a third or even fourth team needs to be added. League insiders have reported that the Jazz […]
Heading into the 2023 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz had three first-round picks. Media members around the league speculated that the Jazz might try and use one of those picks in a trade. That was not the case and Utah kept all three. With the 16th overall pick in the 2023 Draft, the Jazz took […]
The Utah Jazz are waiving 6-foot-9 center Vernon Carey Jr., who signed a non-guaranteed deal on Apr. 8. The Florida native was selected 32nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Duke. Carey Jr. made four starts in 19 appearances of his rookie 2020-21 season with Charlotte. He averaged 2.4 […]
