Former Indiana men’s basketball standout guard Jalen Hood-Schifino was traded to the Utah Jazz on Sunday morning. The trade was first reported by Shams Charania of ESPN and later confirmed by The Dallas Morning News and the Los Angeles Times.
Yes, this is real. Sources tell ESPN: Full trade:
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 2, 2025
- Lakers: Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Markieff Morris
- Mavericks: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, 2029 LAL 1st
- Jazz: Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2025 Clippers 2nd, 2025 Mavericks 2nd https://t.co/bltojdTaQj
Hood-Schifino spent the 2022-23 season at Indiana, averaging 13.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists. His season culminated with Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors in a season where the Hoosiers reached the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament.
The Los Angeles Lakers selected Hood-Schifino with the 17th overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft, but the Pittsburgh native only played 23 games across two seasons for the organization before being traded to the Jazz. In the 2024-25 NBA season, the former Hoosier has averaged 2 points per game in only two games played.
Beyond Hood-Schifino, the three-team trade headlined the departures of point guard Luka Doncic and power forward Anthony Davis from the Dallas Mavericks and the Lakers, respectively.
Doncic had spent his entire career with the Mavericks, earning five All-NBA First Team selections as well as Rookie of the Year honors in 2019 and an NBA Finals appearance in 2024. Similarly, Davis spent the last five seasons with the Lakers, winning the NBA championship in 2020.
Other members of the trade include power forwards Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris heading to Los Angeles while guard Max Christie and the Lakers’ 2029 first round pick joined Davis in Dallas. Hood-Schifino was the only player to join the Jazz, along with two second round picks — a 2025 from the Mavericks and a 2025 from the Los Angeles Clippers.
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