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Utah Jazz rumors: Jazz working on extensions for Enes Kanter, Alec Burks

By Andrew Melnick

Sep 30, 2013; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz players from left to right forward/center Derrick Favors , guard Alec Burks (10) , forward Gordon Hayward (20), center Enes Kanter (0) and guard Trey Burke (3) pose for a photo at Zions Bank Basketball Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 30, 2013; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz players from left to right forward/center Derrick Favors , guard Alec Burks (10) , forward Gordon Hayward (20), center Enes Kanter (0) and guard Trey Burke (3) pose for a photo at Zions Bank Basketball Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Nicoll-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Utah Jazz are very pleased with the young core they have put together over the last few seasons.

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The Jazz locked up big man Derrick Favors last year. This offseason, they matched the giant offer sheet the Charlotte Hornets signed swingman Gordon Hayward too, retaining him as well.

Guards Trey Burke and Dante Exum will be playing under the rookie contracts for some time, leaving center Enes Kanter and guard Alec Burks as two players who could be up for an extension. The Jazz have until October 31 to get a deal done or Kanter and Burks will become restricted free agents in 2015.

According to Aaron Falk of The Salt Lake Tribune, who spoke to Jazz general manager Dennis Lindsey, the Jazz have opened extension talks with both Burks and Kanter.

Burks went for 14.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 45.7% from the field, 35.0% from three and 74.8% from the free throw line last season. In his three-year NBA career, the 12th-overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft has averaged 9.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 44.2% from the floor, 35.0% from three and 73.6% from the foul line. Kanter averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds per game last season while shooting 49.1% from the floor and 73.0% from the free throw line last season. In his three-year career, the third-overall pick of the 2011 draft has gone for 8.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 50.5% from the floor and 73.2% from the foul line.

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