Keyonte George, Jazz agree to $157.5M extension — SkimNews
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- Keyonte George agreed to a five-year, $157.5 million contract extension with the Utah Jazz, finalized Friday after months of negotiations between his agent Jason Ranne and Jazz president of basketball operations Austin Ainge.
- The deal contains no team or player option and accounts for approximately 16 percent of Utah's salary cap.
- George, the 16th overall pick in the 2023 draft, posted career-best averages of 23.6 points and 6.1 assists per game while shooting 45.6% from the floor and 37.1% from three-point range last season.
- The Jazz envision George and Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 pick in this year's draft, forming one of the league's most dynamic backcourt duos.
- Utah is targeting a major leap toward competitiveness this season after acquiring two-time All-Star power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. at the trade deadline.
Why it matters: The Jazz are committing roughly 16 percent of their salary cap to a 22-year-old guard coming off his first breakout season, formally marking the franchise's pivot from rebuilding to contending around George. Pairing him with No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson and newly acquired Jaren Jackson Jr. outlines a clear three-piece core for the next phase.
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