The Utah Jazz have acquired guard Jalen Hood-Schifino (shuh-FEE-no), a future second-round draft pick from the Los Angeles Lakers, along with a future second-round pick from the Dallas Mavericks, sending back cash considerations to the Lakers and Mavericks, as part of a three-team deal, which included Los Angeles and Dallas swapping players and draft assets.
Hood-Schifino (6-5, 215, Indiana) is in his second NBA season, all with the Lakers, and has appeared in 23 career games. He was selected by the Lakers with the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. The 21-year-old appeared in 15 games (all starts) with the G League’s South Bay Lakers during the 2023-24 campaign, averaging 22.0 points on 47.3 from the field and 43.2 percent from beyond the arc, along with 5.3 assists, and 4.7 rebounds in 35.4 minutes per game.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Hood-Schifino played one collegiate season at Indiana in 2022-23, where he averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in 32 games (all starts). Following that season, he was named the 2022-23 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned All-Big Ten Freshman Team and All-Big Ten Second Team honors.