JAZZ: Jazz acquire Gugliotta

February 19, 2004

Jazz acquire Gugliotta

Gugliotta

Salt Lake City – Utah Jazz Vice President of Basketball Operations, Kevin O’Connor, announced today that the team has acquired forward Tom Gugliotta, two conditional first-round draft picks, a 2005 second-round draft pick and an undisclosed sum of cash in exchange for forward Keon Clark and forward Ben Handlogten.

Utah will receive the least favorable of Phoenix’s two first-round picks in the 2004 NBA Draft, either Phoenix's or New York’s selection, which was acquired from the Knicks in a trade on January 5. The second conditional first-round pick was also acquired from New York and is protected through 2010.

Gugliotta has appeared in 30 games for the Suns this season and averaged 2.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. The 6-10 forward out of North Carolina State has appeared in 691 career games and averaged 13.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

The Jazz acquired Clark from the Sacramento Kings on August 5, 2003. He appeared in two games for the Jazz this season and averaged 2.0 points and 3.5 rebounds prior to having surgery on his right ankle to remove a bone spur.

Handlogten joined the Jazz this season as a free agent and appeared in 17 games and averaged 4.0 points and 3.2 rebounds prior to tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.