6:00pm: The signing is official, according to a team press release.
8:08 am: The Jazz have agreed to a deal with free agent guard Yogi Ferrell, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Charania didn’t provide any additional details on the terms, so it’s not clear whether or not Ferrell will receive any guaranteed money, but it figures to be a minimum-salary contract.
Ferrell, 27, spent the last two seasons in Sacramento and saw his role reduced during his tenure with the Kings. Last season, he averaged just 4.4 PPG and 1.4 APG in 50 games (10.6 MPG). He played a more prominent role earlier in his career in Dallas, averaging a career-best 10.2 PPG and 2.5 APG in 2017/18.
The Jazz currently have a full 20-man training camp roster, so they’ll need to make a cut before officially finalizing their deal with Ferrell.
Utah is only carrying 11 players on fully guaranteed contracts, but Shaquille Harrison, Juwan Morgan, and Miye Oni look like good bets to make the team on non-guaranteed deals. For Ferrell to make the regular season roster, he’d either have to beat out one of those three players or count on the Jazz – who are slightly over the tax line – to retain a 15th man to start the year.
I hope that signing YOGI does not turn out to be a BOO BOO !! YOGI can be a real BEAR !!
The signing will take place at JELLYSTONE PARK and includes a clause entitling YOGI to unlimited PICNIC BASKETS !!
See urself out
About time someone gave him a contract
finally, is he gunna get a rotation spot? who knows?
Hard to say who will be on the roster by the roster deadline. Lots of these players were impressive. Plus, there’s a few we didn’t see yet. Guess they’ll be on the G-League roster at least.
Yogi is a super high energy PG. He’s a great passer, strong, and extremely athletic for his size. Should be fun to watch on the second unit. He’s also a good shooter. Made 9 3’s in a game during his rookie season vs the Blazers.
I like Trent Forrest, but I know he’s signed to a 2-way contract, which means he’ll be on the G-League roster to start the season, most likely. We’ll see soon enough.
yogi and juwan reunited