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NBA Champion J.R. Smith Reacts To Chicago Bulls Latest Signing
Talen Horton-Tucker is coming off a season where he appeared in 51 games (11 starts) for the Utah Jazz.
Over the offseason, the former Iowa State star signed a deal with the Chicago Bulls.
Horton-Tucker played well enough in the preseason that he was awarded the final spot on their 15-man roster.
Via Jamal Collier of ESPN on October 19: “Talen Horton-Tucker has made the Bulls final roster spot for the 2024-25 season, sources told ESPN.
Horton-Tucker averaged 13.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists and shot 40% during the preseason”
Talen Horton-Tucker has made the Bulls final roster spot for the 2024-25 season, sources told ESPN.
Horton-Tucker averaged 13.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists and shot 40% during the preseason
— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) October 19, 2024
On Monday evening, Horton-Tucker made a post to Instagram.
He captioned his post: “PUT MY ALL INTO ALL MY ENDEAVORS STORM THROUGH ANY WEATHER☔️”
One person to leave a comment was former NBA star J.R. Smith.
He wrote: “HOME TEAM!!! 🔥🔥🔥”
Smith and Horton-Tucker were teammates for part of one season on the Los Angeles Lakers.
That year, they won the 2020 NBA Championship over the Miami Heat.
J.R. Smith put up 14 points in 11 minutes for the Lakers in the first half. 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/jAPVfxZ5WK
— House of Highlights (@HoHighlights) July 27, 2020
Horton-Tucker has played five seasons in the NBA for the Jazz and Lakers.
His career averages are 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest while shooting 42.3% from the field and 29.3% from the three-point range in 247 games.
The Bulls will play their first game on Wednesday evening when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans.
As for Smith, the two-time NBA Champion played 16 seasons for the New Orleans Hornets, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Anglees Lakers.
He last played during the 2019-20 season.