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Utah Jazz Sign Recent Indiana Pacers Forward
Oscar Tshiebwe is coming off his rookie year in the NBA where he appeared in eight games for the Indiana Pacers.
He finished the season with averages of 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest while shooting 50.0% from the field.
On Monday, the Utah Jazz announced that they have signed Tshiebwe to a two-way contract.
Via UtahJazz.com: “The Utah Jazz have signed forward Oscar Tshiebwe (SHEEB-way) to a two-way contract. In a related move, the team has waived guard Taevion Kinsey. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.”
We have signed forward Oscar Tshiebwe to a two-way contract ✍️
𝙳𝙴𝚃𝙰𝙸𝙻𝚂 🔗 https://t.co/SKubmfgVX2#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/X87Es5GALc
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 12, 2024
Tshiebwe played his college basketball for West Virginia and Kentucky.
During his senior year, he averaged 16.5 points, 13.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.0 blocks per contest while shooting 56.0% from the field in 32 games for the Wildcats.
Via Evan Sidery: “The Jazz signed Oscar Tshiebwe to a two-way contract.
Tshiebwe, the 2023-24 G League Rookie of the Year, did not receive another contract from the Pacers last week.
Tshiebwe could earn minutes on Utah’s roster with their lack of center depth.”
The Jazz signed Oscar Tshiebwe to a two-way contract.
Tshiebwe, the 2023-24 G League Rookie of the Year, did not receive another contract from the Pacers last week.
Tshiebwe could earn minutes on Utah’s roster with their lack of center depth. pic.twitter.com/A1VBkc9BFh
— Evan Sidery (@esidery) August 12, 2024
As for Kinsey, he did not appear in a game for the Jazz last season.
He averaged 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest while shooting 59.9% from the field and 51.1% from the three-point range in 34 G League regular season games.
Taevion Kinsey put his bounce on full display at the #ATTGLSlamDunk at #NBAAllStar! 👏 pic.twitter.com/fLN3YXYcA6
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) February 17, 2024
The Jazz are coming off a year where they were the 12th seed in the Western Confernece with a 31-51 record.
They missed the NBA playoffs for the second straight season.
More on the Utah Jazz can be read here
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FILE: An entrance to Zion National Park is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. The West Rim and Angel’s Landing Trails are temporarily closed in Zion National Park for an ongoing search and rescue operation. (Ravel Call, Deseret News)
(Ravel Call, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — The West Rim and Angel’s Landing Trails are temporarily closed in Zion National Park for an ongoing search and rescue operation.
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At the time of publication, emergency services and search and rescue officials were on the scene.
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