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Utah Jazz to extend Alec Burks?

By Andrew Melnick

The Utah Jazz are looking to extend guard Alec Burks and could give him a three-year deal rather than a four-year deal to keep future cap space open Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
The Utah Jazz are looking to extend guard Alec Burks and could give him a three-year deal rather than a four-year deal to keep future cap space open Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Utah Jazz are looking to extend guard Alec Burks and could give him a three-year deal rather than a four-year deal to keep future cap space open

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The Utah Jazz have been rewarding their young core, working out a long-term deal with big man Derrick Favors. This summer, they matched the Charlotte Hornets offer for Gordon Hayward. Now, guard Alec Burks may be the next player to get an extension.

Chuck Myron of Hoops Rumors believes the Jazz will give Alec Burks a three-year deal rather than four.

"An extension that runs three seasons instead of the standard four would at least allow the Jazz to move on from Burks in the summer of 2018, when Derrick Favors is due to hit free agency. The same could be accomplished if the Jazz include non-guaranteed salary in the final season of a four-year extension for Burks, though all four of the seasons on the extension that Quincy Pondexter signed last year with the Grizzlies are guaranteed, a point that Miller would surely bring up. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Jazz would counter with the idea of giving Burks more than the $14MM total that Pondexter is receiving in exchange for a non-guaranteed season. Utah would also be wise to try to frontload the salaries so that the majority of the cost comes while the team still has plenty of cap flexibility."

That’s an interesting strategy and makes sense. Not only will Favors contract be coming up but Gordon Hayward’s will a year later and the Jazz could be looking at big extensions for guards Trey Burke and Dante Exum, depending on how they develop.

Alec Burks averaged 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 career, he 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.

Alec Burks was selected by the Jazz with the 12th-overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft.

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