Despite falling to the second round at the NBA Draft, former Duke basketball star Kyle Filipowski secured a significant payday.
The Utah Jazz, who selected the 20-year-old New York native and former five-star prep at No. 32 overall back in late June, announced the signing on Monday. HoopsHype's Michael Scotto later reported that the contract is for four years and $12 million, although only the first two years are guaranteed.. The deal is fully guaranteed for the first two years, is non-guaranteed Year 3, and has a team option Year 4.
In July, between the Salt Lake City Summer League and NBA 2K25 Summer League in Las Vegas, Filipowski averaged 11.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per outing. As a two-year starter in Durham, the gifted 7-footer — the first player to ever announce a commitment to Duke basketball head coach Jon Scheyer — led both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 Blue Devils in points and boards, averaging 15.8 and 8.6 for his college career.
Kyle Filipowski, the 2022-23 ACC Rookie of the Year and a consensus All-American as a sophomore, is the only NBA Blue Devil on the 2024-25 Utah Jazz roster.Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of FanNation's Blue Devil Country and All Tar Heels, covering the Duke Blue Devils and UNC Tar Heels on SI.com.
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