The Jazz have officially signed forward Jarrell Brantley to a 10-day contract, the team announced today in a press release.
The move represents a reunion for the two sides, as Brantley spent his first two professional seasons with the Jazz from 2019-21 after being selected 50th overall in the 2019 draft out of Charleston. He was waived in September 2021 and has since played in Russia, Puerto Rico, and New Zealand in addition to the G League.
While Brantley excelled at the NBAGL level for the Salt Lake City Stars, he didn’t see a ton of action in the NBA during his two years in Utah. He appeared in a total of 37 contests, averaging 2.4 points and 1.3 rebounds in just 6.3 minutes per contest.
As a member of the New Zealand Breakers in Australia’s National Basketball League this season, Brantley started all 39 games he played for the team, putting up 15.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.5 steals in 28.7 minutes per night.
A roster move had been required today for the Jazz, who had been carrying just 13 players on their standard roster since Frank Jackson‘s 10-day deal expired on March 4. NBA teams can dip below the league-mandated minimum of 14 players on standard contracts, but only for up to two weeks at a time. Utah has now once again reached that 14-player minimum, with one open spot left on their roster.
Brantley’s salary and cap hit on his 10-day deal will be $105,522, as our chart shows. The contract will run through Monday, March 27, covering the Jazz’s next six games. Once it expires, he would be eligible to sign a second 10-day deal with Utah before the team would have to make a decision on whether to let him walk or sign him for the rest of the season.
Go the breakers!!!! Brantley plays with heart and I’m happy for him. Don’t think he will every truely make the league but because he played for my breakers I wish him all the best.
Would love to see more players come down here. October – February, Autum going into summer. Lots of great beaches, beautiful faces, kind people, fans attend games and treat you like a star, great place to be honestly
I’m happy for him. He should loose a little weight and watch Adrian dantley
Brantley is a nice pickup again. We need more athleticism at the PF position when Olynyk is struggling. He’s also a great passer and dribble penetrator like Olynyk. Can definitely pick up some useful tricks from Olynyk that could pay off.
The only weird stat that stuck me about his play in Australia is that he didn’t pass nearly as much. Wonder if that was a conscious decision to be more of a traditional PF? When he played for the Jazz, he could run the fast break. Him and Vando are kinda similar. He’s just bigger and has more post moves. Should be interesting to see how he’s used.
Note:. Watching a scouting report on YT from a couple ago. His defense has noticeably improved! Nice! That’ll be very helpful going down the stretch run!
As for Frank Jackson, I think it came down to what positions the Jazz needed. They needed another PF more than another SG/SF. Frank just needs to stay positive and project optimism and he’ll be fine.
Brantley does foul a lot. As Olynyk’s understudy, that works. Lol