Naz Mitrou-Long saw his former Iowa State teammate and best friend Georges Niang go from fringe NBA roster guy to two-way contract signee to G League riser to summer league standout to — finally — full-time Utah Jazz rotational piece.
Mitrou-Long was hoping to follow in his BFF’s footsteps, noting after the Jazz’s season ended, “He’s a living testament to the exact same journey that I’m on.”
Mitrou-Long’s journey has taken a slightly different path, though. A two-way player a year ago for the Jazz and Salt Lake City Stars, he’s now playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers’ entry in the Salt Lake City Summer League.