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Darryn Peterson Drops 28 Points in Summer League Debut
Utah Jazz guard Darryn Peterson announced himself in his Salt Lake City Summer League debut, dropping a game-high 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting with four threes, five rebounds, and two blocks to lead the Jazz past the Hawks 103-102 in overtime, capped by his go-ahead triple in the extra frame. The No. 2 overall pick, taken one spot after AJ Dybantsa, is exactly the kind of debut fantasy managers hoped to see. Peterson quieted the availability concerns that dogged his lone Kansas season, where cramping issues (later tied to creatine) limited him to 24 games. This one matters more than most summer flashes. As a top-two pick on a rebuilding Jazz team with an open backcourt, Peterson has a clear runway to real rookie minutes and usage, giving him legitimate redraft value on top of elite dynasty upside. The one blemish, eight turnovers, is worth monitoring, but target him as a priority rookie.
Source: NBA
Source: NBA
Josh Okogie Signs Two-Year Deal With the Jazz
Free-agent guard/forward Josh Okogie has agreed to a two-year, $12 million deal with the Utah Jazz, Shams Charania of ESPN reports, picking Utah over several other suitors. The 27-year-old has built an eight-year career on gritty perimeter defense, and last season he finally added an offensive wrinkle, connecting on 38.5 percent from three for Houston. For fantasy, that shooting is the whole case, and it comes with a warning label: a career 29.9 percent shooter from deep rarely sustains a jump that big, so plan on some regression. The bigger issue is fit. A rebuilding Jazz team would rather hand minutes to its young wings than to a 27-year-old role player, so the open runway a thin roster seems to offer may never materialize. Okogie brings real value to Utah's defense and locker room, but at 4.5 points in 17.4 minutes, the fantasy production simply isn't there.
Source: Shams Charania
Source: Shams Charania
Darryn Peterson Meets With Jazz
The Utah Jazz reportedly met with Kansas guard Darryn Peterson over the weekend, according to Jake Fischer. It sounds like everything went well, but Peterson declined to answer whether it was in-person or not. The assumption is that the Jazz plan on taking Peterson with the second overall selection during Tuesday's NBA Draft. This past season, Peterson averaged 20.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.6 assists across 29.1 minutes in 24 contests this past season. The expectation is that the Washington Wizards will select BYU forward AJ Dybantsa with the first overall pick. They could potentially draft Peterson, which could likely mean the Jazz would select Dybantsa. At the moment, the consensus is that Peterson will go second overall to the Jazz.
Source: Jake Fischer
Source: Jake Fischer
