War shaped Emmanuel Mudiay's childhood before basketball could. Born in Kinshasa, he lost his father as a toddler, and his mother fled the Second Congo War with her sons, winning asylum in the United States in 2001. A decade later he was one of Texas's top recruits — and he skipped college entirely, signing a $1.2 million contract in China before Denver took him seventh overall in 2015.
All-Rookie Second Team honors and a buzzer-beating 35-foot rainbow marked his Nuggets years, followed by a stretch with the Knicks and the 2019–20 season with the Jazz. He has since carried his game to Puerto Rico with the Piratas de Quebradillas.
HOW HE CAME & WENTHe signed with Utah as a free agent on July 20, 2019, for one season.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | UTA | 54 | 15.7 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .462 | .345 | .759 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 54 | 15.7 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .462 | .345 | .759 |
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