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A keen eye’s glance at the Utah Jazz Summer League injury report would reveal that one prominent name is shockingly absent: Darryn Peterson.
Despite being deactivated prior to Utah’s blowout win against fourth-overall pick Caleb Wilson and the Chicago Bulls (this team really comes alive without Peterson, don’t they), Utah’s prized draft selection and prophesied hero of the wandering franchise is listed as available in the Jazz’s scheduled Summer League duel against the San Antonio Spurs, a team clearly horrified by the idea of squaring Victor Wembanyama against the flashy Jazz rookie — put him in your lineup, you cowards!
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Typically, when a franchise star is shut down in the Summer League, that decision marks the end of their summer circuit experience. This is the case for AJ Dybantsa, the number-one pick. The chance of an injury delaying a player’s official NBA debut simply isn’t worth the risk in a meaningless Summer League exhibition. Shutting down the superstars and making way for the two-way hopefuls is standard procedure.
But if Peterson wants to take the court once more before Summer League is up, I say let him.
He’s fighting against two naysaying narratives at the moment. The first being a perceived lack of love for the game of basketball — I do not subscribe to this storyline — and the second being his offensive inefficiencies since the beginning of the Las Vegas leg.
Yes, his scoring totals have been fantastic, but with an average hovering around 33% from the field, I’d like to see DP employ more thoughtful shot selection and continue getting his teammates involved (five assists in his last appearance!). He can open up the floor for himself if he becomes a distributor like he was against Memphis in a 25-point, 12-assist performance; I’d love confirmation that a night like that was no fluke.
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The Utah Jazz and San Antonio Spurs square off in a Summer League showdown at 7:30 pm, MT on Prime Video.
Calvin Barrett is the Associate Editor for SLC Dunk. Originally from Springville, Utah, he currently lives in Japan and has covered the NBA and college athletics…
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