After considering recruiting Paul Reed, Utah offered itself a lower cost supplement for its racquet since Omer Yurtseven was signed for two years, and 5.8 million dollars.
However, we do not yet know the terms of the contract, and the guarantees that are present, or not.
Not kept by the Heat, which did not activate its “qualifying offer”, the Turkish pivot had only played 9 games with Miami this season, the fault in particular of an ankle injury which had required an operation.
It remains to be seen if he will have more opportunities with the Jazz, as a back-up for Walker Kessler. Even if it is for the moment the only alternative as a “true position 5” in the device of Will Hardy, the racket of Salt Lake City is extremely dense, with in particular a lot of position 4: Lauri Markkanen, John Collins, Kelly Olynyk and rookie Taylor Hendricks, 9th choice of the last Draft.
In Salt Lake City, Omer Yurtseven will follow in the footsteps of Mehmet Okür, his compatriot who played for almost seven years with the Jazz, from 2004 to 2011.
Free agent Omer Yurtseven has agreed on a two-year deal with the Utah Jazz, agent Keith Glass tells ESPN. The starting salary in the first year is $2.8M.
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| Omer Yurtseven | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 56 | 13 | 52.6 | 9.1 | 62.3 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.3 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 9 | 9 | 59.3 | 42.9 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
| Total | 65 | 12 | 53.3 | 22.2 | 64.2 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5.2 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
