DANTÉ Exum’s stint with the Utah Jazz’s NBA D-League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, didn’t last long.

At around 6am (AEDT) on Tuesday, The team announced that Exum, as well as fellow guards, Alec Burks and Raul Neto, will join the Stars for practice.

After Exum had suffered through two consecutive games where he didn’t see any court time, it seemed reasonable to assume the Australian guard may be with the D-League affiliate beyond that one practice session; perhaps playing in Wednesday’s game against the Austin Spurs.

That was dismissed just before 11am, when the trio was recalled to the Jazz.

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Logistically, the three players needed to be officially assigned to the D-League team in order to practice with them. They’re expected to suit up for the Jazz’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

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Over the 2016-17 regular season, Exum has seen time as both a starter and a benchwarmer, but, with several players returning from injury, the Jazz now have a full roster to work with.

Jazz head coach, Quin Snyder, has seemingly settled on Shelvin Mack as the team’s back-up point guard, leaving little minutes for Exum to earn.

Because of those limited minutes — attributed to the fact that the Jazz now have a full, healthy roster to work with — Snyder opted to send the 21-year-old to the Stars for one practice, giving them a chance to receive some much-needed time on a basketball court., especially considering he’s coming off a minor knee injury (right knee tendinitis).

Olgun Uluc covers basketball for Fox Sports Australia. Twitter: @OlgunUluc