Naz Mitrou-Long To Play With Cleveland During Summer League
Jun 25, 2019, 6:59 PM | Updated: 7:02 pm
Naz Mitrou-Long #30 of the Utah Jazz brings the ball up court in a preseason NBA game against the Adelaide 36ers at Vivint Smart Home Arena on October 5, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
(Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – One of the best friendships on the Utah Jazz seems to have reached a point of physical separation.
According to reports, Naz Mitrou-Long will be joining the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Summer League. Mitrou-Long was on a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz and the team’s G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars last season.
In his second season with the Jazz organization, Mitrou-Long appeared in 14 games and averaged 1.1 points and 1.1 assists per outing. In 32 games with the Stars, he averaged 18.7 points, 5.0 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.
⏪ | Naz Mitrou-Long 2018-19 Highlights
"It was about continuously pushing each other, understanding that we're among guys who are in a position that we want to be in."
>https://t.co/ncKyTzEQqW pic.twitter.com/B5Ea7rp5QF
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) June 18, 2019
An alumnus of Iowa State, Mitrou-Long has a well document friendship with his college teammate and emerging Jazzman Georges Niang. For a while, the two were even roommates while living in Salt Lake City.
Happy Birthday to my brother from another! Another year in the books & much more of the story to write. Forever good by me. #FamilyForever pic.twitter.com/kOLoWDfooy
— Nazareth Mitrou-Long (@NazzyJML) June 17, 2019
Jazz fans will still have the chance to Mitrou-Long again, even if it’s in another uniform. The Cavs are slated to participate in the upcoming Salt Lake City Summer League that will take place July 1-3.
