Rudy Gobert and the Utah Jazz have agreed upon a four-year, $102 million contract extension.
The Jazz will avoid restricted free agency on Gobert in July, when he likely would’ve found an offer sheet for a four-year, $110 million maximum contract.
The deal could save the Jazz between $8 million and $10 million over the life of the deal.
Gobert was the 27th overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft out of France.
Trey Burke and the Washington Wizards have not held any talks on a contract extension.
The Wizards acquired Burke from the Utah Jazz in July for a 2021 second round pick.
Burke was the ninth overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft out of Michigan.
Burke's PER in 15-16 hit 14.0 in a reserve role with the Jazz.
Derrick Favors will miss the regular season opener for the Utah Jazz against the Portland Trail Blazers due to a bone bruise and IT band soreness in his left knee.
Favors missed Utah's final five preseason games and was only able to participate in a limited capacity in Utah's final two practices.
Boris Diaw will likely start at power forward in place of Favors and second-year forward Trey Lyles should see an increase in minutes.
Utah is also without Gordon Hayward and Alec Burks.
The Utah Jazz have waived Chris Johnson.
Following the move, Utah’s roster now stands at 15 players.
Johnson (6-6, 206, Dayton) appeared in all six preseason games for the Jazz, averaging 5.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 11.2 minutes. He appeared in 82 games (two starts) for Utah over the past two seasons, averaging 3.5 points and 1.8 rebounds in 13.0 minutes per contest.
The 6-6 forward originally signed a 10-day contract with the Jazz during the 2014-15 season before signing a multi-year deal on March 26, 2015.
David Locke, Utah Jazz radioman and creator of the Locked On Podcast Network, joins for a season outlook on the Jazz. We discuss Dante Exum's preseason after a torn ACL, the Jazz injury issues, and how new acquisitions George Hill, Boris Diaw, and Joe Johnson will fit in. We also hit on potential breakout and regression candidates, playing time and lineup issues, key questions for success this year, and give our predictions for the Jazz season.
Rudy Gobert has the strongest chance of signing an extension before the deadline at the end of the month of the remaining 2013 first round picks.
CJ McCollum and Giannis Antetokounmpo have already signed four-year extensions.
Gobert was the 27th overall pick and has become one of the NBA's best defensive centers.
The Jazz would like to secure the long-term future of Gobert before Gordon Hayward becomes a free agent in the offseason.
The Utah Jazz have waived forward Eric Dawson, forward/guard Quincy Ford and guard Marcus Paige. Following the moves, Utah’s roster now stands at 17 players.
Eric Dawson (6-9, 255, Mideastern State) appeared in one preseason game, scoring two points in 13 minutes of action vs. Phoenix on Oct. 12. He signed as a free agent on Sept. 21,
Quincy Ford (6-8, 225, Northeastern) scored two points in 12 minutes vs. the Suns on Oct. 12. He signed as a free agent on Sept. 6 after competing for the Jazz entries in both the Utah Jazz Summer League and NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.
Paige (6-2, 175, North Carolina) averaged 5.5 points and 1.5 assists in two preseason games for Utah. He also competed at the Utah Jazz Summer League and NBA Summer League for the Jazz entries.
The Boston Celtics continue to have real interest in Gordon Hayward.
Hayward will be an unrestricted free agent in the offseason and the Celtics will have a max contract and a chance to reunite with Brad Stevens to offer him.
Hayward signed a four-year, $63 million offer sheet with Charlotte in 2014 that was matched by the Utah Jazz.
Hayward has been one of the NBA's best wings to not make an All-Star Game.
Host Danny Leroux (@DannyLeroux), David Locke of the Utah Jazz and Locked on Podcast Network (@Lockedonsports) and Adam Mares of Denver Stiffs (@Adam_Mares) break down the Northwest Division.
In the offseason review, they pick who got better and worse, discuss notable moves (17:29), choose the Northwest’s best newcomer (34:03) and pick the rookies they are most excited to see (42:16).
In the season preview, they rank the teams 1-5 (50:58), predict how many playoff teams will come out of the division (1:08:41), choose breakout players (1:10:30) and much more.
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Gordon Hayward suffered a dislocated and broken finger on his left hand and is expected to miss six weeks. The break occurred at Friday's practice.
Hayward led the Utah Jazz in scoring last season at 19.7 points per game.
Hayward has a player option for the 17-18 season he is expected to decline to become a free agent.
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