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Jazz’s Joe Ingles gets high praise from fellow Aussie mate Patty Mills: ‘I’m pumped for him’

AP

SALT LAKE CITY — Joe Ingles’ non-traditional path of finding his way from overseas to the Utah Jazz has been well-documented.

The trash-talking, left-handed Australian mate started in the National Basketball League, then played in Spain and Israel before playing in five preseason games with the Los Angeles Clippers in 2014 only to get waived.

That’s when the Jazz stepped in and took a chance and the rest is history.

“Joe’s been around a long time,” said Jazz big man Derrick Favors. “I was just talking to him the other day and I didn’t realize that he’s been playing professional basketball for 12, 13 years.