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Emmanuel Mudiay opted to sign with the Utah Jazz because he believes it will put him in a good position to continue improving next season.
Mudiay signed agreed to a one-year contract with the Jazz on Tuesday. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Mudiay's agent, BJ Armstrong, is convinced that Utah is “such a good fit” for the 23-year-old point guard. Tim McMahon of ESPN earlier said that Mudiay will benefit from playing under head coach Quin Snyder and starting point guard Mike Conley.
As @espn_macmahon says, Mudiay's development stands to continue an upward trajectory with coach Quin Snyder and Mike Conley Jr. The Jazz program is significant reason why Mudiay's agent, BJ Armstrong, believed Utah's such a good fit for his 23-year-old client. https://t.co/0QMQmMVXVC
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2019
The fourth-year guard is coming off a promising season, where he averaged a career-high 14.8 points in 59 games with the Knicks last season. New York had a chance to make him a restricted free agent, but the Knicks did not extend a qualifying offer, which virtually signaled the end of his stint in the Big Apple.
Mudiay will be joining a retooled Jazz roster, where he is expected to become an understudy of Conley. The Jazz acquired Conley in a trade that sent Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver, Grayson Allen, the 23rd pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, and a protected future first-round pick.
Utah also agreed to a four-year, $73 million deal with Bojan Bogdanovic. They also secured a one-year commitment from veteran journeyman Jeff Green to improve their depth, which took a hit with the departure of Derrick Favors, who was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans for two first-round picks.
