Utah Jazz: Ranking their 2019 offseason additions so far
4. Signing Ed Davis
The signing of Ed Davis was one of the first moves made by Utah following the draft, which was one of the first signs that the organization was considering moving on from its longtime starting power forward Derrick Favors, who has since been traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.
About four hours after the free agency period officially began on June 30, the first reports of Davis making the move to the Jazz arose on social media.
ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the free agent forward agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal with Utah.
Free agent F Ed Davis has agreed to a two-year, $10M with the Utah Jazz, CAA agent Aaron Mintz tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019
Davis, a 30-year-old forward with nine years of NBA experience, spent the 2018-19 campaign in Brooklyn, where he averaged 5.8 points, 8.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 17.9 minutes per game off the bench.
Appearing in 81 of the 82 games, Davis shot a career-best 61.6 percent from the field and struggled from the free throw line, where he shot 61.7 percent.
As far as the money in the deal goes, Utah is getting Davis to come to Salt Lake City on a bit of a discount.
On average, Davis will make about $5 million annually with the Jazz. Over the last four years, spending time with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Nets, the forward earned around $6.1 million per year on average.
Davis might not be the type of player that would come make a huge impact in the rotation in Utah right off the bat, but he will likely provide some quality contributions off the bench and will certainly be a serviceable piece among the second unit.