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Has unanimously confirmed my fitness to play in the NBA. The 20-year-old Louisiana native was held out of on-court activities during most of the pre-draft process and was told that he couldn’t play or practice in any capacity with the NBA until he was cleared by a fitness-to-play panel - a panel of three physicians chosen by the NBA and players association. “It was a no-brainer for us.”īutler, who won a national championship with Baylor and was named the 2021 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player, was originally projected as a mid-first round draft selection, but a heart condition that was flagged before the draft combine in June seemed to be the reason that his draft stock fell in recent weeks. “He was somebody that we were really excited when we had the chance to get him,” Jazz general manager Justin Zanik said with a smile after the draft.

#Jared butler trade plus
30 overall pick to the Memphis Grizzlies for the 40th pick and two future second-round picks, and their intel proved right, as they were able to get Butler with the 40th pick, plus the future assets, without a hitch. The Utah Jazz entered Thursday night with the 30th pick in the NBA draft, but intel received by the front office indicated that the player they wanted, Baylor junior guard Jared Butler, would be available later in the evening.
