The Utah Jazz are finalizing a deal that sends guard Trey Burke to the Washington Wizards, league sources tell Adrian Wojnarowksi of The Vertical. Washington will send Utah a future second-round draft pick in exchange for the 23-year old guard:
The Utah Jazz are finalizing a deal to send guard Trey Burke to the Washington Wizards for a future pick, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) July 3, 2016
Wizards will send second-round pick to Utah for Burke, who had fallen out of Jazz’s future plans. Great reset button on Burke’s young career
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) July 3, 2016
According to David Aldridge of nba.com, the pick sent to Utah is a 2021 second-rounder:
Second-round pick Wizards will send to Utah for Trey Burke is in 2021, per source.
— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) July 3, 2016
In 64 games with the Jazz last season, Burke averaged 10.6 points, 2.3 assists, and 0.5 steals in only 21.3 minutes per contest.
Burke, a Michigan State product, had fallen out of Utah’s future plans. With the Jazz having a glut of guards that include George Hill, Alec Burks, Dante Exum, and Rodney Hood, Burke began seeing his role gradually regress over the past twelve months. Now, the 2009 No. 9 draft pick has a chance to start fresh with the Wizards, with his years in Utah finally behind him.
For Washington, this move comes on the heels of Al Horford’s decision to join the Celtics over them. Washington bounced back, signing Ian Mahinmi and Andrew Nicholson to deals and trading for Trey Burke, keeping their hopes of making the Playoffs somewhat intact.
Burke is a promising young guard that can play alongside John Wall and Bradley Beal, or come off the bench to replace them. For head coach Scott Brooks and the Wizards, this move was an absolute steal.
