Jazz Sign Eisley

Salt Lake City, UT – Utah Jazz Sr. Vice President of Basketball Operations, Kevin O’Connor, announced this morning that the team has signed former Jazz guard Howard Eisley.

The 6-2 guard spent last season with the New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns, where he combined to play in 67 games, averaging 6.9 points and 4.0 assists.  He began the 2003-04 Season with New York, but traded to Phoenix on January 5, 2004 in the deal that sent Stephon Marbury and Penny Hardaway to New York.

He played for the Jazz from 1995 to 2000, where he saw action in 361 games, scoring 6.5 points and 3.4 assists.  He played in 79 career playoff games for Utah, including both seasons the team played in the NBA finals vs. the Chicago Bulls.

Eisley was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in a four-team deal on August 16, 2000 and played one season with the Mavericks, before being dealt to New York in 2001.  

During his 10-year NBA career, he has played in 680 games and has averaged 6.8 points and 3.6 assists, including a career best 9.1 points and 5.4 assists with the Knicks in 2002-03.  He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 1994 NBA Draft.

Eisley is expected to be in uniform for the game tonight vs. the Los Angeles Lakers and will wear number 6.