Utah Jazz Sign Tyler Cook, Frank Jackson, and Isaiah Miller

The Utah Jazz have signed ahead Tyler Cook, and guards Frank Jackson and Isaiah Miller. Per group coverage, phrases of the deal weren’t launched.

Cook (6-8, 255, Iowa) is coming into his fourth NBA season, proudly owning profession averages of three.8 issues on 65.4 p.c from the sector, and 2.5 rebounds in 65 video games (3 begins) with Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Brooklyn, and Chicago. In 2021-22 he performed in 20 video games (two begins) with the Bulls, averaging 3.4 issues and 2.7 rebounds in 10.0 mins in step with contest. He additionally gave the impression in 17 video games (16 begins) with the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League, averaging 17.2 issues on 68.4 p.c from the sector, 7.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 28.0 mins in step with contest. 

The 25-year-old performed 3 collegiate seasons on the University of Iowa, the place he noticed motion in 93 video games (92 begins), tallying profession averages of 14.1 issues, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 28.0 mins in step with recreation. He was once named to the 2016-17 All-Big Ten Freshman Team and the 2018-19 All-Big Ten Second Team.

Jackson (6-3, 205, Duke) is coming into his 5th NBA season, proudly owning profession averages of 8.5 issues on 43.3 p.c from the sector and 33.3 p.c from three-point vary, to move with 1.8 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 213 video games (31 begins) with New Orleans and Detroit. The 24-year-old averaged a career-best 10.6 issues in 53 video games with the Pistons closing season. 

The local of Alpine, Utah was once at the start drafted by means of Charlotte with the thirty first select within the 2017 NBA draft ahead of being traded to New Orleans on draft night time. Collegiately, he performed one season at Duke (2016-17), the place he averaged 10.9 issues, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in step with recreation, serving to the Blue Devils to an ACC match identify. He attended Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah, and was once named Co-MVP of the 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game. 

Miller (6-0, 180, UNC Greensboro) spent the 2021-22 season with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League, the place he gave the impression in 32 video games (3 begins) and averaged 12.7 issues on 48.5 p.c capturing from the sector, 4.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.7 steals in 24.2 mins in step with recreation. The Covington, Ga., local performed with the Utah Jazz entries on the 2022 Salt Lake City Summer League and NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, posting averages of three.5 issues, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals in 4 video games. 

The 24-year-old attended UNC Greensboro, the place he performed in 132 video games (80 begins) over 4 seasons (2017-21), posting collegiate profession averages of 14.9 issues, 4.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.4 steals in 25.6 mins in step with recreation. He earned Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors 3 times (2019-21) and the Southern Conference Player of the Year two times (2020-21).

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