Utah Jazz Announce Signing Of Current Faculty Star

Max Abmas is coming off a stellar school basketball season with the Texas Longhorns.

He completed the yr with averages of 16.8 factors, 3.1 rebounds and 4.1 assists per sport whereas taking pictures 42.5% from the sector and 36.2% from three-point vary in 34 video games.

Regardless of his good season, Abmas was not chosen within the 2024 NBA Draft.

That stated, the Utah Jazz introduced (Monday) that that they had signed the 23-year-old.

Through UtahJazz.com: “The Utah Jazz have signed guard Max Abmas (ACE-miss). Per group coverage, phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.”

Abmas performed 4 complete seasons of faculty basketball for Texas and Oral Roberts.

His profession averages have been 19.9 factors, 3.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per sport on 43.5% taking pictures and 38.3% from three-point vary in 157 video games.

Abmas performed for the Jazz throughout the NBA Summer time League.

He completed with averages of 10.2 factors, 3.4 rebounds and a couple of.4 assists per sport whereas taking pictures 44.1 p.c from the sector and 38.9 p.c from three-point vary in 5 video games (one begin).

Through Jazz Lead on July 21: “Max Abmas is an actual hoop

He scored 23 factors for the Jazz as they attempt to shut out their closing Summer time League sport.”

As for the Jazz, they’re coming off a season the place they have been the twelfth seed within the Western Convention with a 32-50 document.

That they had a aggressive group led by 2023 NBA All-Star Lauri Markkanen, however didn’t qualify for the NBA playoffs for the second straight season.