SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz signed big man Eric Griffin to a two-way contract Thursday.
Contract details were not released.
Griffin was a member of the Jazz during NBA summer leagues in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. He averaged 10.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in Vegas.
The 6-foot-8, 205-pound centre/forward played for Hapoel Galil Gilboa in the Israeli Basketball Premier League last season, averaging 14.9 points and 7.1 rebounds.
This is the first time the Jazz have used the two-way contracts implemented by the NBA for the upcoming season.
Teams can sign two players to these deals in addition to the 15-man roster. The contracts allow NBA teams to better compensate Gatorade League players expected to spend time with the big league team. Griffin can spend up to 45 days in the NBA.
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