Phoenix Suns to sign free operator center Udoka Azubuike to two-way contract
Jeremy Cluff
Arizona Republic

Utah Jazz center Udoka Azubuike (20) guards against a shot by Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (right) amid the primary half of an NBA ball diversion on Walk 24, 2023, in Salt Lake City.
The Phoenix Suns have concurred to a bargain with free specialist center Udoka Azubuike on a 2-way contract, sources affirmed to The Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski to begin with detailed the news.

In 2020, Azubuike found the middle value of 1.1 focuses per diversion in 3.8 minutes per amusement for the Jazz.

He found the middle value of 4.7 focuses per diversion in 11.5 minutes per amusement in 2021-22.

Final season he played 10 minutes per amusement and found the middle value of 3.5 focuses per game.

He may be a career 76.9% field objective shooter and shot 81.9% from the field final season. He played in 36 diversions with the Jazz last season, making four begins.

Azubuike played within the NBA Summer Alliance with the Boston Celtics.

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NBA groups are permitted to have three two-way players and Azubuike’s marking gives the Suns their moment, in conjunction with Saben Lee, who played with the group final season.

Azubuike played four seasons at Kansas, counting when he made a difference lead the Jayhawks to the 2018 Last Four. As a senior in 2019-20, he found the middle value of 13.7 focuses per diversion and 10.5 bounce back per diversion. He shot 74.8% percent from the field.

The Suns’ other centers on the list are Deandre Ayton, Bol Bol, Chimezie Metu and Drew Eubanks.

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