Los Utah Jazz they terminated this Thursday the contract to Spanish Juancho Hernangmezaccording to the portal ‘The Athletic’, which leaves him as a free agent.
Los Jazz They terminated his contract at the last minute, because this Thursday, June 30, was the last day to do so without the player, who will have to look for a new team, having a guaranteed salary for next season.
Juancho Hernangmez26, had been playing for the Jazz since last February, when they brought him in from the San Antonio Spurs.
Madrid had barely had a leading role in the Texan franchise, with which he only played five matches in the three weeks of his brief experience.
Previously, Juancho had played in the Boston Celticswith an average of 1.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.2 assists in 5.3 minutes per game.
Chosen in the position 15 in the 2016 drafthas played for five NBA teams: Jazz, Denver Nuggets (2016-2020) and Minnesota Timberwolves (2020-2021), in addition to the Boston Celtics (2021-2022) and San Antonio Spurs (2022).
He also had a brief stint last summer in the Memphis Grizzlieswith whom he did not debut.
Shortly after Shams Charania of ‘The Athletic broke the news, Juancho’s brother Willy Hernangmez posted an angry face emoticon on his Twitter account.