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| The Utah Jazz and point guard Deron Williams have reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension, according to the Associated Press. |
Our View: Williams, who still had one year left on the rookie contract he signed after the Jazz picked him third overall in the 2005 NBA draft, signed a three-year deal with a one year option. Terms of the contract were not released. Williams has career averages of 15.3 points, 8.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds while appearing in a total of 242 of a possible 246 career games, including all 82 during the 2007-08 regular season. |
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| The new franchise in Okalhoma City (actually, the relocated Seattle franchise in OKC) has signed C.J. Miles to an offer sheet, according to the Associated Press. |
Our View: Oklahoma city general manager Sam Presti announced the move on Friday. Under terms of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement, Miles’ current team, the Utah Jazz, has seven days to match the multiyear offer (a move the Jazz are unlikely to make, upset with Miles' decisions to miss summer league for each of the last two seasons with struggles to maintain fitness tabbed as a negative aspect of his time in the NBA to date). |
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| The Sports Ticker reports that the Utah Jazz agreed in principle to a contract extension with point guard Deron Williams , the team announced Thursday. |
Our View: Williams is perhaps the second best fantasy point guard behind Chris Paul who announced an extension earlier this month. |
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| Deron Williams is yet to ink an extension with the Jazz, but a deal could be done soon for him, according to the Deseret News. Williams hopes it will happen before Saturday, when he leaves Salt Lake City to join Team USA in advance of next month's Beijing Olympics. His agent (Bob McLaren) said, "Everybody's still working. Everybody's very committed to trying to put a deal together, and we're all working toward that end." |
Our View: Williams and the Jazz won't disclose how much they are apart in dollars or years, but a maximum extension could pay Williams nearly $90 million and keep the talented point guard in Utah for another five years after the 2008-09 season. |
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| Coach Jerry Sloan is displeased with C.J. Miles' decision to skip participation in the summer league for the second straight season, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Sloan said, "He's not probably getting advice from me. If he was, he'd be here. If he's behind again, I don't know what to do about it. We'll just pick somebody that's ready to go."
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Our View: Miles headed into training camp way behind and out of shape last season, and Sloan was hoping he would have learned his lesson this time around. |
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| According to PA Sports Ticker, the Utah Jazz have signed Kosta Koufos, their first-round pick from this year's draft. Koufos will make $941,000 in his first year of service for the Jazz. |
Our View: Selected 23rd overall out of Ohio State, the 7-foot Koufos averaged 14.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in college. |
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| Utah guard Deron Williams talked with reporters today and believes he and Jazz GM Kevin O'Connor are close to closing their negotiations for a contract extension, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. |
Our View: Williams has been a true gift as the leader at the point for the Jazz, and as the Hornets did with Chris Paul, the desire to sign him to a long-term deal now presents a unique opportunity to keep Williams off the market in coming years while securing his services for a reasonable cost now. Williams has suggested the talks have revolved around a league-mandated max deal that would be worth about $90 million over five years, but Utah has never been an organization quick to spend such tall dollars. However, it seems reasonable to expect this deal to get done, and we believe that will happen over the next week or two. Stay tuned. |
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| The Utah Jazz will attempt to lock up point guard Deron Williams to a long term deal, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. The paper reports negotiations will begin and Williams could receive as much as $90 million over five years. |
Our View: This would obviously be a great move for the Jazz, as Williams continues to blossom into one of the best point guards in the NBA. He should only get better, and will be a top selection in fantasy basketball for the foreseeable future. |
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