Johnny Juzang has managed to make his mark in the NBA. Undrafted when he left UCLA in 2022, the 23-year-old guard had since chained together “two-way contracts” in Utah, alternating between the G-League and the Big League.
Finally given responsibility for the Jazz's freewheeling end to the season, he reminded us that he could be a formidable scorer, as he had notably illustrated during the “March Madness 2021”, with in particular a 27-point game at 7/8 behind the 3-point line during a match against the Warriors.
Enough to convince Danny Ainge to offer him a real contract$12 million over four seasons!
While this may not be a complete guarantee, it's proof that the Salt Lake City franchise is counting on him, and that he has a chance of fully integrating into Will Hardy's rotation next season.
| Johnny Juzang | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | UTH | 18 | 13 | 33.7 | 23.8 | 50.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 2023-24 | UTH | 20 | 19 | 46.4 | 41.6 | 71.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.2 |
| Total | 38 | 16 | 40.2 | 33.6 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.1 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
