The Utah Jazz has waived Romeo Langford. The former Boston Celtics lottery pick was training with Danny Ainge‘s team after being released by the San Antonio Spurs. Langford failed to earn a spot on the rebuilding Jazz’s roster. The former Hoosier has struggled since entering the NBA.
Langford was drafted with the 14th overall pick in 2019 but has struggled with injury throughout his time in the league. When healthy, Langford has seldom shown the talent that saw him named “Indiana Mr. Basketball” in 2018. Despite his struggles, there have been moments where Langford has shown flashes of figuring things out, primarily on the defensive side of the floor.
Langford left the Celtics as part of the deal that saw Boston acquire Derrick White. While the deal worked perfectly for Brad Stevens, Langford will now wonder where his next opportunity will come from.
Most teams have finalized their preparations at such a late juncture in the off-season. Langford could find himself signing with a G-League roster or being on the free-agent market for the foreseeable future.
In his two-and-a-half years with the Celtics, Langford participated in 98 regular-season games, averaging 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest. Last season, Langford played in 43 games for the Spurs, starting 21. He averaged 6.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists.
At 23-years-old (almost 24,) the former Indiana standout will be hoping another NBA team takes a flyer on his potential upside. He may need to prove his injury struggles are behind him, though.
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