Austin Spurs
Official Release | February 15, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 14, 2021) – The Austin Spurs today announced that they have claimed guard Jaylen Morris off waivers.
Morris (6-5, 185) appeared in two games with the Iowa Wolves in the Orlando bubble, averaging 17.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in 24.6 minutes prior to being waived on Feb. 13.
Morris has played in 10 career NBA games with the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 3.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 12.7 minutes per game.
In 74 career G League games (68 starts) with the Erie BayHawks, Wisconsin Herd and Iowa Wolves, he averaged 13.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 32.9 minutes of action.
Morris will wear No. 30 for Austin.
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Former BYU teammates Yoeli Childs and Jake Toolson squared off in their NBA G-League debuts on Feb. 10, while the Kansas City Chiefs, featuring two BYU alumni, fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Super Bowl Sunday. Follow along with us each week as we share notable stats and stories from former Cougars in the pros.
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Yoeli Childs had 11 points, five rebounds, one assist and two steals in a 117-98 Erie BayHawks victory over former teammate
Jake Toolson and the Salt Lake City Stars. Toolson tallied five points, two rebounds and two assists for the Stars.
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Udoka Azubuike and Jake Toolson prepare for G League bubble season with SLC Stars
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Utah Jazz center Udoka Azubuike (20) makes a shot against Phoenix Suns forward Johnathan Motley (12) during an NBA preseason game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Azubuike has been assigned to the Salt Lake City Stars.
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Though the NBA regular season has been underway for a little over a month the G League has yet to get started, but that’s changing this week.