The Utah Jazz signed guard Trent Forrest and forward Jarrell Brantley to two-way contracts today.
Forrest, listed at 6-foot-4, 210 lbs., played four years of college basketball at Florida State, where during his senior season he averaged 11.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game. He was named to the 2019-20 All-ACC Second Team.
Brantley, 24 years old, listed at 6-foot-7, 250 lbs., played in nine Jazz games last season, and averaged 2.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 10.7 minutes per game. He also played quite a bit in the G League, where in 33 games (all starts) with the Salt Lake City Stars he averaged 18.9 points on 51.6 percent shooting from the field, 7.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 32.5 minutes per contest Brantley’s fine play resulted in him being named to the 2019-20 All-NBA G League First Team and All-Rookie team.
He was originally drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft (50th overall), and was traded to the Jazz on draft night.
