Cotton becomes fourth member of Tucson's NBA fraternity
Palo Verde grad Bryce Cotton entered his first NBA game with 8 minutes 39 seconds remaining in the Utah Jazz’s Friday night victory at Denver. Cotton, who played at Providence, swished a three-pointer with 3:34 remaining, his first NBA points. He became the fourth Tucsonan to play in the NBA, joining Santa Rita center Dave Feitl of UTEP; Cholla’s Sean Elliott of Arizona; and Pueblo’s Fat Lever of ASU. Cotton signed a 10-day contract with the Jazz, which is worth $28,834. He had been on a $25,500 contract with the NBA D-League’s Austin Toros, where he had been the league’s Player of the Week, with a 43-point outburst against Reno. The Jazz could sign Cotton for the remainder of the regular season when his contract expires Thursday.
