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Sources: Jazz reach deal to re-sign Joe Ingles

Free-agent forward Joe Ingles has agreed on a two-year, $4.5 million deal to return to the Utah Jazz, his agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told Yahoo Sports.

Joe Ingles averaged five points and 2.3 assists last season with the Jazz. (Getty Images)
Joe Ingles averaged five points and 2.3 assists last season with the Jazz. (Getty Images)

The two-year guaranteed deal punctuates a long, twisting journey out of Australia and through Spain and Israel and finally the NBA for Ingles. He played eight seasons overseas before finally making the Jazz roster a year ago. Ingles, 27, played 79 games for the Jazz, averaging five points, two rebounds and two assists.

"They're a great organization to do business with, because they give opportunities to players," Bartelstein said. "And once they do, they invest a lot of time and effort into developing them. Joe is a perfect example of that."

Ingles returns as part of an excellent young core of players in Utah, including Gordon Hayward, Rudy Gobert and Alec Burks.