SDSU alum O'Brien agrees to contract with Jazz
San Diego Union-Tribune | Jul 15
San Diego State coach Steve Fisher could never stop raving about
JJ O'Brien and his basketball IQ and his unmeasurable worth to a
team. The Utah Jazz agrees.
O'Brien's agent confirmed Tuesday that the 6-foot-7 Aztecs alum
agreed to contract terms with the Jazz: a one-year deal at the NBA
minimum salary of $525,000 that is partially guaranteed and will
reserve his spot at preseason training camp. O'Brien has been
playing with the Jazz's summer league team, first in Salt Lake
City and currently in Las Vegas.
The deal comes a day after O'Brien had 13 points (10 in the third
quarter), three rebounds and three steals in a 91-82 win against
Minnesota in Las Vegas. He shot 5 of 7 overall and, impressively,
3 of 3 behind the NBA's extended 3-point line as he makes the
transition from the paint to perimeter. (O’Brien made only 11 3s
all of last season with SDSU from the shorter NCAA line.)
"My defense from San Diego State has definitely carried over,"
O'Brien told NBA.com on Tuesday. "I think I've shown the ability
to make some plays, get in the paint, make passes and make open
shots. I think I've shown a little bit of what I can do ... The
No. 1 thing for me is a more consistent jump shot and improving my
range, just showing that I can knock down open shots. I've worked
hard from the end of the season until now on my shooting."
O'Brien spent most of his college career as an undersized 4-man,
and in the absence of a true point guard last season SDSU ran its
offense through him in the low post. The Jazz watched him work out
in the spring, liked what it saw and invited him to play on its
summer league team.
The next step was offering him a contract, which doesn't mean he'll
make the NBA roster but does mean – particularly with partially
guaranteed money – that he is in the club's developmental plans.
A possible destination for O'Brien is the Idaho Stampede, a D-League
club in Boise that the Jazz purchased last spring to be a full-fledged
affiliate.
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