Former IU basketball star Jalen Hood-Schifino will go down as part of one of the biggest trades in NBA history.
Hood-Schifino is headed to the Utah Jazz as part of a deal that sees the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz agree to swap Anthony Davis for Luka Doncic, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported late Saturday.
As part of that blockbuster headline, the Jazz will receive Hood-Schifino, the LA Clippers’ 2025 second-round pick and the Mavericks’ 2025 second-round selection. The Lakers will also receive Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris from the Mavericks, ESPN says. And Dallas will also receive Max Christie and the Lakers’ 2029 first-round pick.
His second season has been as bumpy as Hood-Schifino’s first for the Lakers.
He has played in two games and averages just two points in seven minutes per contest. He has also appeared in one G League game. Hood-Schifino has been out of action since Dec. 1 due to a left hamstring strain.
The Lakers reported Hood-Schifino underwent a successful lumbar microdiscectomy procedure in March. He appeared in just 21 games for the NBA franchise as a rookie and averaged 5.2 minutes and 1.6 points per game.
Last season started with plenty of promise as well before the wave of injuries began to disrupt his rookie season. Then Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said a year ago he expected Hood-Schifino would have a long NBA career based on the way he was playing at the team’s training camp.
Hood-Schifino was chosen in the first round of the June NBA Draft with the 17th overall pick.
The Pittsburgh product started all 32 games played for IU in 2022-23. He was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year after he averaged 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 0.8 steals per game.
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