The Jazz have signed former Heat center Omer Yurtseven, according to a team press release.
It’s a two-year contract with a starting salary of $2.8MM, ESPN’s Bobby Marks tweets.
According to The Athletic’s John Hollinger, Utah had $2,841,448 cap space remaining and apparently used it to sign the Turkish big man (Twitter link).
The seven-foot Yurtseven is entering his third NBA season. He has averaged 5.2 points on 53.3% shooting and 4.9 rebounds in 65 career games (12 starts). He has also appeared in 17 postseason contests the past two seasons.
Yurtseven became an unrestricted free agent when Miami declined to extend him a qualifying offer. Yurtseven’s QO was only worth a projected $2.22MM but the Heat, burdened by luxury tax issues, chose to let him test the market.
Yurtseven projects as the third center behind Walker Kessler and Kelly Olynyk. Utah had been in the market to improve its frontcourt depth. The club made an offer sheet to restricted free agent Paul Reed but the Sixers matched it.
Sneaky move by the Jazz!
I thought he would fall out the league
Oh no!! Say it isn’t so???. They lost a 7 footer. What a devastating blow. It is over in South Florida. Miami will now have the number one pick in the 2024 draft.
No picks for heat. All in on Dame
Love it. Yurtz is the real deal
You are so right. His whole 15 minutes of playing time are the reason why Miami went to the Finals last year.
Did he pee in your Cheerios or something? Jeez.
Nah…I just think it is so funny how so many guys are so fixated on every 7 footer. If the guy was that talented, you would think he would have gotten more playing time.
U probably never ever watched him play … Is a good pick up at a bargain price… Blazers should have picked him up
Kid is a double double machine if given the minutes
Timberpuppies are looking in to signing…………………………….
YURTFOURTEEN
He’s Twice as Good !!
Okafor is better than this guy. Why are all you waisting your time commenting on this scrub. He let him go because he’s not good
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