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Making move overseas
Samanic signed a one-year contract with Turkish club Fenerbahce on Monday.
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The 24-year-old big man from Croatia will make his return overseas after he had spent the past five seasons stateside since entering the NBA as a first-round pick of the Spurs in 2019. After failing to emerge as a rotation player with the Spurs over his first two seasons in the league, Samanic played exclusively in the G League in 2021-22 before resurfacing at the NBA level with the Jazz over the past two seasons. He made a career-high 43 appearances in 2023-24, averaging 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per contest. Since Samanic likely would have had to settle for a non-guaranteed deal in free agency if he had chosen to stick around in the NBA, he'll head to Turkey on what's presumably a more lucrative contract.
The 24-year-old big man from Croatia will make his return overseas after he had spent the past five seasons stateside since entering the NBA as a first-round pick of the Spurs in 2019. After failing to emerge as a rotation player with the Spurs over his first two seasons in the league, Samanic played exclusively in the G League in 2021-22 before resurfacing at the NBA level with the Jazz over the past two seasons. He made a career-high 43 appearances in 2023-24, averaging 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per contest. Since Samanic likely would have had to settle for a non-guaranteed deal in free agency if he had chosen to stick around in the NBA, he'll head to Turkey on what's presumably a more lucrative contract.
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How does Luka Samanic compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
48.5%
Effective Field Goal %
42.1%
3-Point Attempt Rate
40.5%
Free Throw Rate
35.4%
Offensive Rebound %
6.0%
Defensive Rebound %
21.6%
Total Rebound %
13.9%
Assist %
6.5%
Steal %
0.5%
Block %
1.5%
Turnover %
12.1%
Usage %
0.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
7.8
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
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2019 Fantasy Outlook
The 19-year-old out of Croatia was selected by the Spurs with the 19th overall pick in the 2019 Draft. At 6-foot-10 and 215 pounds with some shooting touch, Samanic projects as a stretch four at the NBA level. In 50 games and 23 starts last season for Union Olimpija, he averaged 8.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 18.4 minutes. Samanic better demonstrated his skillset during the U18 Euro Championship A in 2018, where he posted 17.0 points (48.1 FG%, 47.4 3P%, 68.0 FT%), 7.7 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 1.3 assists in just over 26 minutes per game across six appearances. Coach Gregg Popovich has plenty of other options at forward in 2019-20, so it's unlikely Samanic will be a regular part of the rotation, and there's a strong chance he'll spend time in the G League.
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Explodes for 22 points Thursday
Samanic finished with 22 points (7-17 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 7-9 FT), six rebounds, two assists and one steal over 34 minutes during Thursday's 124-121 victory over the Rockets.
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First career double-double Tuesday
Samanic posted 15 points (6-15 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 10 rebounds and three assists across 35 minutes during Tuesday's 111-95 loss to the Nuggets.
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Provides 12 points from bench
Samanic ended with 12 points (3-6 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-7 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one block across 19 minutes during Tuesday's 129-113 loss to the Cavaliers.
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Back to bench
Samanic will come off the bench for Friday's game against the Hawks.
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Balanced outing in starting lineup
Samanic chipped in seven points (2-4 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds and one assist in 14 minutes during Tuesday's 123-107 loss to Boston.
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Will play in Summer League
Samanic will suit up for Utah during the 2023 Summer League, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.
ANALYSIS
Samanic spent the 2022-23 G League campaign with the Maine Celtics and signed a 10-day contract with the Jazz at the end of March. He parlayed his initial deal into an extension through the 2023-24 campaign, and overall, he averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 23.0 minutes across seven appearances with Utah, including a 23-point, eight-rebound outing during a start against the Thunder on April 6. Samanic, along with Ochai Agbaji and any future draft picks, should be the headliners for Utah during Summer League.
Samanic spent the 2022-23 G League campaign with the Maine Celtics and signed a 10-day contract with the Jazz at the end of March. He parlayed his initial deal into an extension through the 2023-24 campaign, and overall, he averaged 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 23.0 minutes across seven appearances with Utah, including a 23-point, eight-rebound outing during a start against the Thunder on April 6. Samanic, along with Ochai Agbaji and any future draft picks, should be the headliners for Utah during Summer League.