Filipowski was drafted by the Jazz with the No. 32 overall pick in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Filipowski spent two years at Duke before entering the NBA Draft. As a sophomore in 2023-24, he averaged 16.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.1 steals in 36 games. At 7-foot, Filipowski also has the ability to stretch the floor, as he converted 34.8 percent of his 3.1 three-point attempts per contest last year. While the 20-year-old big man will have to earn his playing time early on, a future frontcourt with Lauri Markkanen, Taylor Hendricks and Filipowski could offer a stout interior defense while also maintaining ideal spacing on the offensive end.
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Jazz's Isaiah Collier: Goes No. 29 to Jazz
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Collier was selected by the Jazz with the No. 29 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Collier was a consensus top-five recruit coming out of high school. Despite averaging 16.3 points, 4.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game as a freshman at USC, he fell to the back end of the first round of the draft. Collier has an excellent frame and excels at getting downhill and finishing through contact. While he's a good passer, he had some issues with turnovers last season and has never been a strong three-point shooter. Still, on a Jazz team in the early stages of a rebuild, Collier should compete for minutes right away. If he can prove trustworthy as a facilitator, Collier could even emerge as the preferred point guard in Utah considering the question marks around Keyonte George's ability to play the one.
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Jazz's Cody Williams: Lands with Utah at No. 10
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The Jazz selected Williams with the No. 10 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Williams flashed his upside as a playmaker and finisher during his one-and-done season at Colorado, registering per-40 averages of 16.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest. He did struggle down the stretch of his freshman season while dealing with injuries, so he'll need to work on being more consistent and expanding his shooting range at the NBA level. With that said, he should have plenty of opportunity in Utah, so he'll be someone to watch at Summer League and throughout the preseason to see how his role develops.
Jazz's Lauri Markkanen: Out for FIBA Qualifying Tournament
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Markkanen (shoulder) will not play for Finland during the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July, Evan Sidery of Forbes Sports reports.
Markkanen is still rehabbing a right shoulder injury which forced him out of Utah's last nine games. The 27-year-old will not rush his recovery to play in the qualifier, as he is expected to return to on-court activities in August. Markkanen played in 55 games for the Jazz last season, averaging 23.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists while shooting 48.0 percent from the field.
