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The Utah Jazz have signed forward Kenneth Lofton Jr. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. In a related move, the team has waived forward Otto Porter Jr.

Lofton Jr. (6-7, 275, Louisiana Tech) has two seasons of NBA experience in 2022-23 with the Memphis Grizzlies and in 2023-24 with Memphis and the Philadelphia 76ers. He’s seen action in 41 career games (one start) with averages of 4.9 points and 1.7 rebounds, posting a career-high 42 points on 17-of-25 from the field and 14 rebounds on April 9, 2023, at Oklahoma City.

He has additional professional experience in the NBA G League with the Memphis Hustle (2022-23) and Delaware Blue Coats (2023-24). He was named the 2022-23 G League Rookie of the Year and selected to the All-Rookie First Team and All-G League First Team after appearing in 17 games (15 starts), averaging 20.2 points on 54.1 percent from the field, along with 10.4 boards, 3.9 assists, and 1.2 steals in 28.5 minutes per contest.&nbsp;

A native of Port Arthur, Texas, he was a two-year collegiate player at Louisiana Tech (2020-22) where he appeared in 65 career games (61 starts), owning averages of 14.3 points on 55.0 percent from the field, to go with 9.0 boards, 2.1 assists, and 1.1 steals in 24.9 minutes per contest. Following his freshman season, he was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year and as a sophomore was selected to the 2021-22 All-Conference USA First Team.

Additionally, he represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup in Latvia, where he helped the team earn a gold model while averaging 13.1 points on 64.9 percent shooting and 5.3 rebounds in seven games.&nbsp;

Porter Jr. (6-8, 230, Georgetown) was acquired by the Jazz via trade with Toronto on Feb. 8.

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Utah Jazz Sign Kenneth Lofton Jr.

The Utah Jazz have signed forward Luka Šamanić to a multi-year deal. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.

Šamanić (6-10, 227, Croatia) has appeared in five games (two starts) with the Jazz this season, averaging 7.4 points on 44.8 percent shooting, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.2 assists in 20.2 minutes per game. In his third NBA season, he owns career averages of 4.3 points and 2.4 rebounds in 41 total games (seven starts) with San Antonio (2019-21) and Utah (2022-23).

Drafted in the first round (nineteenth overall) in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Spurs, he spent the first part of the 2022-23 season with the Maine Celtics, the Boston Celtics G League affiliate team, where he averaged 20.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists in 17 games played (all starts).

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Utah Jazz Sign Luka Šamanić to Multi-Year Deal

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The Utah Jazz have signed forward Luka Šamanić (SHAW-ma-nich) to a 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.

Šamanić (6-10, 227, Croatia) joins the Jazz having most recently played for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League, where he appeared in 27 games (all starts), averaging 22.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 29.4 minutes per contest. The 23-year-old has two years of NBA experience with the San Antonio Spurs (2019-21), where he appeared in 36 games (five starts), averaging 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.9 minutes per contest.&nbsp;

Drafted in the first round (19th overall pick) of the 2019 NBA Draft by San Antonio, Šamanić has additional professional experience with Union Olimpija of the Adriatic League (2018-19) and the FC Barcelona II and FC Barcelona U18 squads from 2016-18.

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Utah Jazz Sign Luka Šamanić to 10-Day Contract

The Utah Jazz have signed forward Jarrell Brantley to a 10-day contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.

Brantley (6-7, 250, Charleston) joins the Jazz most recently having played the 2022-23 season with the New Zealand Breakers of the NBL in Australia, where he appeared in 39 games (all starts), averaging 15.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.5 steals in 28.7 minutes per contest. The native of Charleston, S.C. has additional international experience playing with UNICS Kazan of the VTB United league in Russia and Leones de Ponce of the BSN in Puerto Rico during the 2021-22 campaign.&nbsp;

This marks Brantley’s second stint with the Jazz, having played with the club as a two-way player during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, appearing in 37 total games, averaging 2.4 points and 1.3 boards in 6.3 minutes per contest. With the Salt Lake City Stars in 2019-20, Brantley averaged 18.8 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.5 steals per contest, earning All-NBA G League First Team honors.

Drafted in the second round of the 2019 NBA Draft (50th overall) by the Pacers from the College of Charleston, Brantley was acquired via trade by the Jazz on draft night. He was a four-year collegiate player (2015-19), earning four-time All-CAA conference honors.

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Utah Jazz Sign Jarrell Brantley to 10-Day Contract

The Utah Jazz have signed guard Kris Dunn to a multi-year deal. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.

Dunn (6-3, 205, Providence) has appeared in nine games with the Jazz this season, averaging 11.6 points on 53.1 percent shooting, 4.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 1.6 steals in 22.2 minutes per game. In his seventh NBA season, he owns career averages of 8.3 points, 4.2 assists, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.5 steals in 254 games (129 starts) with Minnesota (2016-17), Chicago (2017-20), Atlanta (2020-21), Portland (2021-22), and Utah (2022-23).

Drafted in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Timberwolves, the New London, Conn., native was a four-year collegiate player at Providence, where he was twice named the Big East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year (2014-15 and 2015-16) and was a Consensus Second-Team All-America selection following the 2015-16 season.

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Utah Jazz Sign Kris Dunn to Multi-Year Deal

The Utah Jazz have signed forward Simone Fontecchio (sim-OWN-ay fawn-TEK-ee-oh). Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.

Fontecchio (6-7, 200, Italy) joins the Jazz after most recently playing for Baskonia of the Liga ACB in Spain in 2021-22. He appeared in 70 games (53 starts) in the ACB and EuroLeague last season, owning averages of 11.8 points on 45.2 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from three, along with 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 26.0 minutes per contest.

A native of Pescara, Italy, Fontecchio began his professional career in 2012-13 with Virtus Bologna of the Lega A in Italy. He was with Virtus Bologna from 2012-17, going on to play with Milan of the Lega A from 2016-19, with stints with Vanoli Cremona in 2017-18, along with experience with Reggio Emilia in 2019-20 and ALBA Berlin of the German Bundesliga in 2020-21. He was named the Italian Lega A Best Under-22 Player following the 2014-15 season with Virtus Bologna.&nbsp;

The 26-year-old has represented the Senior Italian National Team in multiple events, including the 2017 European World Cup Qualifiers, the 2020 EuroBasket Qualifiers, the 2021 Olympic Qualifiers, the 2021 Olympic Games and the 2021 European World Cup Qualifiers. During the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he saw action in four contests, averaging 19.3 points on 52.7 percent from the field and 45.5 percent from beyond the arc, 3.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 30.2 minutes per game.

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Utah Jazz Sign Simone Fontecchio

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