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Marcus Cousin's time with the Jazz has come to an end. The rookie center was released today by Utah, after averaging 1.0 points, 0.8 rebounds and 4.5 minutes in four games. He joined the Jazz last Wednesday via a 10-day contract and a call up from the NBA Development League's Austin Toros. But that contract expired today, and the Jazz had to offer a second 10-day deal to keep Cousin in uniform. With Utah reserve center Francisco Elson showing progress during his recovery from knee and ankle injuries, and fellow reserve big man Kyrylo Fesenko already struggling to record game-time minutes, Cousin became expendable. Salt Lake Tribune

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Brian T. Smith: Jazz's Cousin said he couldn't believe it when he got call from agent letting him know he was going to NBA. Didn't think it was true. Twitter

Utah Jazz, Marcus Cousin 

The injury-plagued Utah Jazz have called up center-power forward Marcus Cousin out of the NBA Development League. The Jazz have not officially announced the signing of Cousin, but he flew to Toronto on Tuesday and will play for the Jazz in Wednesday night’s game against the Raptors. Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz, D-League, Marcus Cousin 

The Utah Jazz had six players miss practice this morning according to the Deseret News -- Paul Millsap (knee), Andrei Kirilenko (back), Ronnie Price (toe), Francisco Elson (ankle and knee), Kyrylo Fesenko (back) and Mehmet Okur (back) -- but there's help on the way from the NBA D-League. Ridiculous Upside has confirmed that Marcus Cousin, a 6-foot-11 center, is expected to be signed by the Jazz to a 10-day contract after averaging 14.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 38 games -- all starts -- for the Austin Toros this season. The 24-year-old center began his college career at Seton Hall before transferring to Houston where he registered 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks as a senior before being invited to play for the Houston Rockets' Summer League team in 2009 after a solid showing at the Portsmouth Invitational. The Jazz should be familiar with what to expect from Cousin as he worked out for the team leading up to the 2009 NBA Draft and was coached in Austin by former Utah Flash head coach Brad Jones. Ridiculous Upside

Utah Jazz, D-League, Marcus Cousin 

The San Antonio Spurs have added three new players to their training camp roster this week, bringing in former second round pick James Gist, veteran sharpshooter Kirk Penney along with Marcus Cousin, a 6-foot-11 center out of the University of Houston, according to a source close to the situation. Ridiculous Upside

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