Beacon, New York knew Elijah Hughes from the courts of Loopers Park long before Syracuse made him a First Team All-ACC scorer at 19 points a game. Drafted 39th in 2020, he landed in Utah through a draft-rights trade and spent a season and a half between the Jazz bench and the Salt Lake City Stars before a February 2022 deal sent him to Portland.
The seasons since have been a suitcase life — the G League in Wisconsin and Cleveland, Spain with Breogán, Germany with Ludwigsburg, and Puerto Rico's Gigantes de Carolina by 2026. He remains a working pro, still chasing the game.
HOW HE CAME & WENTNew Orleans took him 39th overall in 2020 and traded his rights to Utah, who signed him that November. He went to Portland in a three-team deadline deal in February 2022.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | UTA | 18 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .333 | .348 | .750 |
| 2021–22 | UTA | 14 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .417 | .357 | 1.000 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 2 SEASONS | 32 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .379 | .353 | .857 |
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