Jazz's Darius Bazley: Best outing of season off bench
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Bazley supplied 12 points (5-7 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 1-1 FT), five rebounds, one assist, one block and two steals across 23 minutes during Friday's 110-109 win over the Clippers.
Bazley ended as one of six Jazz players with a double-digit point total to go along with a handful of rebounds and a team-high-tying pair of steals in a balanced outing off the bench. Bazley matched a season high in scoring, a total he also accomplished April 5 against the Clippers. Bazley has recorded at least eight points and five boards in four outings this year.
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Jazz's Darius Bazley: Returns to NBA
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The Jazz recalled Bazley from the G League's Salt Lake City Stars on Wednesday.
With Salt Lake's G League season coming to a close Tuesday with a loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs, Bazley will spend the rest of the 2023-24 campaign in the NBA. However, the 23-year-old forward has yet to make an appearance for the Jazz.
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Jazz's Darius Bazley: Headed back to NBA
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The Jazz recalled Bazley from the G League's Salt Lake City Stars on Wednesday.
Bazley will return to the NBA after a brief stint in the G League. He will be available for Wednesday's game versus the Spurs.
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Jazz's Darius Bazley: Won't debut Tuesday
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Bazley is inactive for Tuesday's game versus the Celtics, NBA freelance journalist Eric Walden reports.
Bazley signed a three-year contract with the Jazz on Monday. While it doesn't appear that Bazley has sustained an injury, he will have to wait until Friday's matchup with Atlanta to make his Utah debut.
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Jazz's Darius Bazley: Joins Utah
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Bazley agreed to a three-year, non-guaranteed contract with the Jazz on Monday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
Bazley will catch on with an NBA for the second time this season after he previously inked a 10-day deal with the 76ers in February. He's otherwise spent the entire 2023-24 campaign with the 76ers' G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats. In 28 games with the blue Coats this season, Bazley has averaged 21.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5 blocks, 1.5 three-pointers and 1.3 steals in 34.3 minutes per contest.
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76ers' Darius Bazley: Contract expires
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Bazley became a free agent Friday after his 10-day contract with the 76ers expired, Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Bazley averaged 3.3 minutes across three appearances for Philadelphia while under his 10-day deal. The 23-year-old forward will rejoin the G League's Delaware Blue Coats and will be available for the team's game against the Greensboro Swarm on Friday.
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76ers' Darius Bazley: Set to debut Thursday
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The 76ers assigned Bazley to the Delaware Blue Coats of the G League on Wednesday, but he will be recalled and will available for Philadelphia's matchup with the Knicks on Thursday, Austin Krell of USA Today reports.
Bazley signed a 10-day contract with the 76ers on Monday and is set to make his debut Thursday. During his last NBA stint in 2022-23, Bazley shot 37.7 percent from three across 43 appearances for the Thunder and Suns.
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76ers' Darius Bazley: Joins 76ers on 10-day deal
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Bazley agreed to a 10-day contract with the 76ers on Monday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Bazley has been a standout this season for the 76ers' G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, averaging 20.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 2.6 blocks, 1.5 three-pointers and 1.2 steals in 34.2 minutes per game over 24 appearances. The 2019 first-round pick hasn't appeared at the NBA level in 2023-24, but he saw action in 43 games last season, averaging 5.2 points and 3.2 rebounds in 14.3 minutes per contest between the Thunder and Suns.
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Darius Bazley: Let go by Brooklyn
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The Nets waived Bazley on Thursday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Bazley averaged 5.7 points and 6.3 rebounds this preseason for the Nets. He will look to join a new team ahead of the 2023-24 season.
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Nets' Darius Bazley: Top rebounder off bench in win
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Bazley finished with five points (2-8 FG, 1-3 3Pt), 13 rebounds, two assists and one steal over 24 minutes in Thursday's 135-103 preseason win over Ra'anana.
Bazley owned the glass during a bench-leading minute total, hauling in a team-high rebound mark and finishing as one of two Nets players with 10 or more boards in Thursday's preseason win. Bazley has seen a good amount of playing time off the bench through two preseason contests, averaging 4.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals over 21 minutes per game.
Bazley agreed to a one-year deal with the Nets on Friday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
Bazley gets a fresh start in Brooklyn after the Suns declined to extend him a qualifying offer and elected to let him walk in free agency. After struggling to find a spot in the Phoenix rotation last February upon coming over in a trade from the Thunder, Bazley could face a similar conundrum in Brooklyn. At the moment, all of Cameron Johnson, Nic Claxton, Royce O'Neale, Ben Simmons and Dorian Finney-Smith are expected to be ahead of Bazley for playing time at forward or center.
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Darius Bazley: Becomes free agent
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Bazley wasn't extended a qualifying offer from the Suns on Thursday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports.
Bazley had a limited role with the Suns after being traded from Oklahoma City to Phoenix in February. He averaged 4.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game over seven appearances with the Suns and will become an unrestricted free agent after the team chose not to extend him a qualifying offer.
Bazley provided 16 points (7-13 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-3 FT), nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 27 minutes during Sunday's 119-114 loss to the Clippers.
Bazley had his best game since arriving in Phoenix, taking advantage of a game that mattered very little for the Suns. While Bazley can put up intriguing numbers from time to time, he had basically been out of the rotation prior to the past couple of games. Based on that fact, there is almost no way he plays meaningful minutes once the playoffs begin.
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Suns' Darius Bazley: Cleared for Tuesday
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Bazley (trade pending) has been cleared to potentially make his debut Tuesday against the Kings, according to Duane Rankin of the Arizona Republic.
T.J. Warren has also been cleared and those two will be competing for minutes on a team that is shallow at the forward position while Kevin Durant (knee) continues his rehab. We'll see if Bazley gets an opportunity after playing a very limited role with the Thunder.
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Suns' Darius Bazley: Won't debut Friday
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Bazley (coach's decision) won't make his Suns debut Friday against the Pacers, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports.
Friday is the end of a five-game road trip for the Suns, and Bazley is expected to meet up with the team in Phoenix at some point, likely before Tuesday's game against the Kings. Fantasy managers shouldn't expect much of an uptick for Bazley, who figures to be a depth option in the frontcourt when everyone is healthy. He may get a boost while Kevin Durant (knee) remains shelved. The Suns acquired Bazley from the Thunder on Thursday in exchange for Dario Saric and a 2029 second-round draft pick.
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Suns' Darius Bazley: Traded to Phoenix
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Bazley was traded from the Thunder to the Suns on Thursday in exchange for Dario Saric and a second-round pick, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
After averaging 29.5 minutes per game over the two seasons prior to the 2022-23 campaign, Bazley saw his role diminish greatly this year, as he averaged just 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game over 36 appearances to begin the season. The Suns also acquired Kevin Durant (knee) and T.J. Warren ahead of Thursday's trade deadline, but Bazley will attempt to carve out a role in the team's frontcourt with Saric -- as well as Cam Johnson and Mikal Bridges -- now out of the picture.
