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• #JARED BUTLER PRO COMPARISON CRACK#

The Donovan Mitchell trade to Cleveland brought back another undersized guard in Collin Sexton, too, further complicating matters. With new coach Will Hardy in place for 2022-23, Butler (who was in the final year of his contract) hoped for a fresh start, but the trade that sent Rudy Gobert to the Timberwolves brought back multiple players capable of playing the guard position, thus making his pathway to a roster spot all the more difficult.

#JARED BUTLER PRO COMPARISON CRACK#

He was ultimately cleared by doctors, but never could crack former coach Quin Snyder’s rotation in his rookie season - appearing in just 42 games, and averaging 3.8 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game, while shooting 40.4% from the field and just 31.8% from 3-point range. The 6-foot-3 guard had been considered a one-time consensus mid-first-round prospect, but he slid on draft night owing to questions about a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. While Zeller being cut was seen as a foregone conclusion, given that he was signed only to a nonguaranteed training camp deal, Butler’s release is a bit more controversial.Ī year ago, the Jazz traded out of their first-round pick and into the second to select Butler, who had been the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four after leading Baylor to the national championship.