AUGUST 6: The Jazz have officially signed Potter to his two-way contract, the team announced today in a press release.
AUGUST 3: The Jazz have agreed to a two-way contract with big man Micah Potter, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
Potter, who went undrafted out of Wisconsin in 2021, made his NBA debut in January 2022 while on a 10-day contract with the Pistons, but was unable to land another NBA deal until the Jazz signed him to a two-way contract ahead of the 2022/23 season.
He has spent the past two seasons occupying one of Utah’s two-way slots, appearing in 23 NBA games for the team during that time and averaging 3.4 points and 2.6 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per contest.
Potter has seen more extensive action at the G League level while under contract with the Jazz. In 2023/24, he appeared in a total of 42 Showcase Cup and regular season games for the Salt Lake City Stars, averaging 15.8 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 2.9 APG, and 1.8 BPG in just 29.6 MPG and posting an impressive shooting line of .508/.399/.756.
Potter’s strong play with the Stars helped earn him a rare opportunity this summer — SLC head coach Steve Wojciechowski, a Duke alum who has connections to Grant Hill and Mike Krzyzewski, recommended the 26-year-old for the U.S. Select Team ahead of the Paris Olympics, according to Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.
While Potter hasn’t yet gotten the chance to play regular minutes in the NBA, his time training and scrimmaging with Team USA in Las Vegas, Abu Dhabi, and London solidified his belief that he’s capable of competing at the highest level he prepares for his fourth season, as Fischer details.
“I always belonged,” Potter said. “I always felt like I belonged, I competed like I belonged and I performed like I belonged. I never had doubt beforehand, but being on the floor with the best players America has, it just confirmed my confidence.”
Potter’s two-way contract will be for one year and will pay him $578,577 if he’s not waived before January’s league-wide salary guarantee date. He’ll be eligible to play in up to 50 NBA games for the Jazz and will join Jason Preston and Taevion Kinsey as Utah’s two-way players.
Another NBA opportunity for Mikah….
WELCOME BACK POTTER !!
Welcome back
Your dreams were your ticket out
Welcome back
To that same old place that you laughed about
Well, the names have all changed
Since you hung around
But those dreams have remained
And they’ve turned around
Who’d have thought they’d lead you
(Who’d have thought they’d lead you)
Back here where we need you?
(Back here where we need you?)
Yeah, we tease him a lot
‘Cause we got him on the spot
Welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back
Welcome back, welcome back
Nice! A bit of a throwback. Lol
As for Potter, it’ll be good for him and Filipowski to compete and play with each other in the G-League.
He’ll also likely get more minutes with the Jazz this year, after his Team USA endorsement, essentially.
He just won’t get a lot of minutes because of the vets ahead of him. The Jazz still have bigs Markkanen, Collins, Kessler, and Hendricks ahead of him.
Plus, add Filipowski to the mix. Should be a competitive training camp. Although, I prefer Filipowski over Potter based on what they’ve both shown so far.