The Utah Jazz signed Cody Williams and Isaiah Collier, the 10th and 29th picks in the 2024 NBA draft, to their rookie-scale contracts on Tuesday, the team announced.
Williams was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team after averaging 11.9 points, three rebounds and 1.6 assists on 41.5% shooting from 3-point range in 24 games. He was second at Colorado in shooting percentage and blocks (16) while ranking third in scoring.
Collier averaged 16.3 points, 4.3 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals on 49% shooting from the field in 27 games at USC. He was selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team after finishing fifth in scoring and eighth in assists in the country among true freshmen.
signed, sealed, delivered ✍️
first round picks make it official!#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/gSjD9In51g
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) July 2, 2024
The Jazz are in talent-collection mode and have added two highly touted players in Williams and Collier in the first round of the draft. They both project to have bright futures ahead and were highly ranked coming out of high school.
The two players will suit up for the Jazz in summer league, beginning in Salt Lake City on Monday against the Memphis Grizzlies. They will play at least five games in the NBA Summer League starting on July 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Williams and Collier will be joined by No. 32 pick Kyle Filipowski and roster players Keyonte George, Taylor Hendricks, Walker Kessler and Brice Sensabaugh, among others.
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