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Utah Jazz: 5 takeaways from 2018 NBA Summer League

By Mason McFee

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 10: Grayson Allen #24 of Utah Jazz looks on during the game against the Miami Heat during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 10: Grayson Allen #24 of Utah Jazz looks on during the game against the Miami Heat during the 2018 Las Vegas Summer League on July 9, 2018 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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3. Naz Mitrou-Long is a legitimate NBA player

Naz Mitrou-Long is a legitimate NBA player. Don’t take my word for it though, take the team’s:

Some may view the contract as well-deserved. Others may view it as puzzling. Mitrou-Long has played one minute in the NBA, and has three points to his name. That didn’t deter Utah from giving him one of their two allotted two-way contracts.

Mitrou-Long spent most of last season playing for the Jazz’s G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars. He averaged 18.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He also shot 37.7 percent from deep on 9.0 attempts a game — pretty solid all-around. It was more of the same in Summer League.

Mitrou-Long averaged 9.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game in Summer League. He also averaged a steal per game. His 54 percent shooting from the floor was third-best on the team.

While the averages are a far cry from those of the G League, it must be remembered that this is a much smaller sample size and Long arguably did more with less.

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