Mar 21, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Providence Friars guard Bryce Cotton (11) shoots against North Carolina Tar Heels guard Marcus Paige (5) in the first half of a men
According ESPN’s Marc Stein, who is hooked in to the San Antonio Spurs, the Utah Jazz are set to call up Bryce Cotton from the Spurs’ D-League affiliate Austin
Toros
Spurs.
Bryce Cotton fans are bound to like this news ... hearing Utah Jazz lining up 10-day callup of Cotton from Austin Toros out of @nbadleague
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) February 23, 2015
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Note: Stein noted in his next tweet that the Toros were recently renamed the Austin Spurs
Bryce Cotton went undrafted after playing four years for the Providence Friars, who won the 2014 Big East Men’s Tournament with Cotton averaging 17.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 5.0 assists, taking home the tourney MVP award.
The Friars would lose a heartbreaker to the vaunted North Carolina Tarheels in the Round of 64 in the NCAA Tournament, but Cotton would shine again with a dynamic 36 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.
Bryce Cotton is a 6’1″ 165 lbs. shooter, knocking down threes at a high rate for the D-League Spurs.
@Clintonite33 dead eye shooter hitting 45% on 3s this year with TS% of 60.4
— Chris Reichert (@Chris_Reichert) February 23, 2015
The Utah Jazz are currently tied for 19th in the NBA in three-point field goal percent at .344, a number you prefer to see over 35%.
This would be Utah’s fifth NBA D-League call-up of the season, according to Chris Reichert of Road to the Association.
@Clintonite33 @JazzJargon Yeah he could really score. Jazz brought him in for a workout last year before the draft. So there is history
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) February 23, 2015
Acquired as part the Enes Kanter, Steve Novak trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune reports Jerrett could be joining the Jazz soon as well.
@Aheffy @Clintonite33 He has to pass his physical, but he should be in the fold soon
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) February 23, 2015
The Jazz have only 11 active players currently listed on the roster. They have two weeks from the trade made to reach the league minimum of 12.
The 6’10” California native was known as a good shooter at college in Arizona, but hit only 1-13 from three for the Thunder in limited action.
Tibor Pleiss
Playing backup center to another international player the Utah Jazz hold the rights to, Ante Tomic, Tibor Pleiss and FC Barcelona just wrapped up a tournament final in the Spain ACB League, the Copa del Rey de Baloncesto.
Tomic and Pleiss would come up just short in an entertaining final with Real Madrid, former NBA’er Rudy Fernandez taking home MVP honors. Tibor Pleiss and the Jazz have been in buyout talks, according to Sportando writer David Pick.
Tibor Pleiss - whose rights were traded from OKC to Utah - is working on a deal to join the Jazz, a source said.
— David Pick (@IAmDPick) February 23, 2015
Tibor Pleiss was averaging 6.9 points & 4.1 rebounds for Barcelona in the Spain. He's one of the top center overseas.
— David Pick (@IAmDPick) February 23, 2015
Utah Jazz picking up Tibor Pleiss hit a roadblock, a source said. I'm still investigating.
— David Pick (@IAmDPick) February 23, 2015
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A 7’2″ German native, Pleiss is reminiscent of an offensive version of Rudy Gobert, but has struggled this season, Emmet Ryan tells us.
"The Tomic/Pleiss tandem is essentially what Barca need to steady the ship and bring all of the young parts together with the veteran core. Right now only one half of that is working and the road to Madrid in May looks awfully long.–Basketball in Europe"
There’s a highlight reel of Pleiss in this piece from a few days ago at PnB about the draft picks the Utah Jazz have compiled.
UPDATE: The Utah Jazz have signed Jack Cooley to a 10-day contract. You can read a report on him here. And David Locke reports Bryce Cotton will indeed fill out the roster.
During training camp Jack Cooley was best I have seen at soaking in every moment and enjoying it. Can't imagine how he will be in real NBA
— David Locke (@DLocke09) February 23, 2015