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.
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.