Atlanta's Shelvin Mack is on his way to Utah, where he will join his college teammate Gordon Hayward on the Jazz. Utah traded a second round draft pick for the 25-year-old guard.
Utah Jazz✔@utahjazz
Jazz Acquire @ShelvinMack from Atlanta
Details: http://on.nba.com/1SCR4xE
6:13 AM - 19 Feb 2016
Atlanta Hawks Magasin,The trade, first reported by Yahoo's The Vertical, reunites Hayward and Mack. Last time the two played on the same team, they made the 2010 NCAA Championship. While Hayward missed the buzzer-beater halfcourt shot that would have given Butler their first-ever basketball national title, their successes were nothing short of noteworthy.
Jody Genessy @DJJazzyJody
Shelvin Mack will be a nice addition to the Jazz. He has ties to Gordon Hayward from Butler and Quin Snyder from Atlanta.
1:59 AM - 19 Feb 2016
Coached by Brad Stevens, Butler was 33-5 in 2010. The Jazz play the Celtics, where Stevens now coaches, Friday at 4:30 PM E.S.T in Utah for a Bulldogs reunion.
Jay King✔@ByJayKing
Shelvin Mack, Gordon Hayward and Brad Stevens will all have a reunion this weekend. Butler urrywhere. https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/700378236035997696 …
1:56 AM - 19 Feb 2016
While Hayward declared for the 2010 NBA Draft and was selected with the No. 9 pick by Utah, Mack stayed for another year. After three seasons at Butler, Mack declared for the 2011 NBA Draft. He was selected with the 34th overall pick of the 2011 Draft, by the Wizards.
During his collegiate career, he averaged 14.0 points with 4.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He's been slower during his professional career, averaging 5.3 points with 1.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game since 2011-12.