Former UCLA Bruins basketball star Johnny Juzang has enjoyed his time in the NBA so far. On Friday, Juzang inked a four-year deal worth $12 million with the Utah Jazz, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
“Restricted free agent guard Johnny Juzang has agreed on a four-year, $12 million deal to return to the Utah Jazz, sources tell ESPN. Juzang played on consecutive two-way deals after going undrafted out of UCLA and now lands a long-term deal as part of the Jazz’s rebuild.”
Juzang was undrafted out of UCLA but was on several two-way deals, playing between the NBA and the G League.
He played in 20 games in the 2023-2024 season, averaging 7.2 PPG and played in 18 games in his rookie year averaging 4.8 PPG.
Restricted free agent guard Johnny Juzang has agreed on a four-year, $12 million deal to return to the Utah Jazz, sources tell ESPN. Juzang played on consecutive two-way deals after going undrafted out of UCLA and now lands a long-term deal as part of the Jazz’s rebuild. pic.twitter.com/tWRHtOD3Rb
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 12, 2024
Now, the former Bruin gets a nice payday and should see an increase in usage as the Jazz enter another chapter in their rebuild.