1:24pm: The transaction is official, according to a team press release.
10:25am: Two-way player Trent Forrest will receive a standard contract from the Jazz, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The move will make him eligible to participate in the playoffs, which two-way players cannot do.
The 23-year-old point guard is in his second season as a two-way player with Utah. He has appeared in 60 games so far in 2021/22, making six starts, and is averaging 3.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 12.8 minutes per night.
Undrafted out of Florida State in 2020, Forrest reached a two-way agreement with the Jazz in November of that year and appeared in 30 games as a rookie. He signed another two-way deal before the start of this season’s training camp.
Once the move is official, Utah will have a full 15-man roster heading into the postseason. The Jazz are currently tied for fifth in the West at 48-33 and hold a tiebreaker advantage over the Nuggets.
Too bad his release is uncoordinated so he can’t shoot. At all. Other than that a perfectly good prospect :D
He shoots the corner three well enough. You can tell it’s improved quite a bit already.
The Jazz have enough shooters, though. He’s more of a drive and kick point guard with great defensive skills. He has a nice floater and around the rim game. If he continues to improve his shooting confidence then he’ll be a nice all-round player.