Dragicevic out again

MAITLAND, Fl. – Another day about to be down, another day with no look at Jazz 2008 second-round draft choice Tadija Dragicevic.
The forward from Serbia won’t play tonight, when the Jazz face Indiana at the Orlando Pro Summer League.
It will be the third game missed in three days for Dragicevic, who according to the Jazz has tendinitis in his right Achilles.
Tonight’s game, by the way, features a matchup of the Nos. 9 an 10 picks in the June 24 NBA Draft, Utah’s Gordon Hayward out of Butler and Indiana’s Paul George, the Fresno State product.
But are swingmen, and could wind up defending each other.
Two games into the summer league, Hayward is averaging 11 points per game, shooting 71.4 percent from the field, including 50 percent from 3-point range, and has a couple steals and a couple blocks.
George also is averaging 11 points in two games. He’s shot 31.8 percent from the field, and is 1-for-12 from the behind the long-distance line.
Tonight’s game (5 p.m. mountain time) will be televised live on NBA TV.

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