Jazz's Johnny Juzang: Jazz extend qualifying offer
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The Jazz extended a qualifying offer to Juzang on Saturday, making him a restricted free agent, Tony Jones of The Athletic reports.
Juzang's role grew with the Jazz toward the end of the 2023-24 campaign, so it's not a surprise to see that Utah is interested in keeping the score-first guard around. Juzang spent a lot of time in the G League as well. In his 20 appearances with the Jazz, he produced averages of 7.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.6 three-pointers.
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Jazz's Armando Bacot: Inks deal with Utah
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Bacot signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Jazz on Thursday, Tony Jones of The Athletic reports.
Bacot spent five years at North Carolina before ultimately going undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. In 2023-24, he averaged 14.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks across 37 games. Bacot will now have an opportunity to compete for a regular-season roster spot on the Jazz.
Filipowski was drafted by the Jazz with the No. 32 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Filipowski spent two years at Duke before entering the NBA Draft. As a sophomore in 2023-24, he averaged 16.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.1 steals in 36 games. At 7-foot, Filipowski also has the ability to stretch the floor, as he converted 34.8 percent of his 3.1 three-point attempts per contest last year. While the 20-year-old big man will have to earn his playing time early on, a future frontcourt with Lauri Markkanen, Taylor Hendricks and Filipowski could offer a stout interior defense while also maintaining ideal spacing on the offensive end.
Collier was selected by the Jazz with the No. 29 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Collier was a consensus top-five recruit coming out of high school. Despite averaging 16.3 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game as a freshman at USC, he fell to the back end of the first round of the draft. Collier has an excellent frame and excels at getting downhill and finishing through contact. While he's a good passer, he had some issues with turnovers last season and has never been a strong three-point shooter. Still, on a Jazz team in the early stages of a rebuild, Collier should compete for minutes right away. If he can prove trustworthy as a facilitator, Collier could even emerge as the preferred point guard in Utah considering the question marks around Keyonte George's ability to play the one.
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Jazz's Cody Williams: Lands with Utah at No. 10
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The Jazz selected Williams with the No. 10 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Williams flashed his upside as a playmaker and finisher during his one-and-done season at Colorado, registering per-40 averages of 16.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. He did struggle down the stretch of his freshman season while dealing with injuries, so he'll need to work on being more consistent and expanding his shooting range at the NBA level. With that said, he should have plenty of opportunity in Utah, so he'll be someone to watch at Summer League and throughout the preseason to see how his role develops.
