The Utah Jazz are signing former Boston Celtics ahead Svi Mykhailiuk to a four-year, $15 million contract, agent Michael Lelchitski of SIG Sports activities knowledgeable ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The primary 12 months of Mykhailiuk’s contract is absolutely assured at $3.5 million, in response to The Athletic’s Tony Jones. His subsequent three years are non-guaranteed. Mykhailiuk, 27, could have the prospect to earn minutes at each wing spots.
The Jazz shall be Mykhailiuk’s eighth workforce since coming into the league. Mykhailiuk was chosen forty seventh general by the Los Angeles Lakers within the 2018 NBA draft out of Kansas.
Free agent F Svi Mykhailiuk has agreed on a four-year, $15 million cope with the Utah Jazz, agent Michael Lelchitski of @SIGSports tells ESPN. He performed 41 video games for the NBA champion Boston Celtics final season. pic.twitter.com/kfUMaN9nM8
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 9, 2024
By way of 293 profession NBA video games (56 begins), he has averaged 6.3 factors, 1.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 15.8 minutes per sport whereas taking pictures 40.4% from the sphere, 36.3% from 3-point vary, and 76% on the free throw line.
The final time Mykhailiuk appeared in additional than 50 NBA video games in a single season was in 2021-22 with Toronto. He averaged virtually 13 minutes an evening and just below 5 factors per sport.
Over the course of his first 5 NBA seasons, he additionally performed for the Lakers, Pistons, Thunder, Knicks, and Hornets. He averaged profession highs of 9.0 factors and 22.6 minutes with Detroit in 2019-20.
Utah Jazz are including Svi Mykhailiuk to their frontcourt simply days after Lauri Markkanen signed his contract extension
In 41 video games (two begins) with the Celtics final season, the 6-foot-7, 205-pounder averaged 4.0 factors, 1.2 rebounds, and 10.1 minutes per contest whereas taking pictures 41.6% from the ground, 38.9% from deep, and 66.7% on the foul line.
In Boston’s 132-122 regular-season finale victory over the Washington Wizards on April 14, Mykhailiuk tied his profession excessive with 26 factors on 10-of-13 (76.9%) taking pictures from the sphere and 6-of-8 (75%) from past the arc.
“Svi’s an NBA participant, he’s executed a number of nice issues for us, and I really like his work ethic every day,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla mentioned after the win. “He helped us win video games this 12 months. That’s essential.”
Regardless of beginning simply two video games for Boston final season, Mykhailiuk believes reserve gamers ought to keep able to play all through the course of the NBA season, even when fluctuating roles are inevitable.
“You at all times acquired to be ready for no matter occurs,” he mentioned. “Understanding that we’re among the best groups within the league, and we’ve got actually massive targets. … For me, personally, to assist the workforce win, I simply acquired to at all times be ready.”
The Jazz solely have 10 gamers signed to assured commonplace contracts. After all, Utah additionally has the reported however not but official offers for Drew Eubanks and Johnny Juzang.
Former Duke massive man Kyle Filipowski, who was chosen No. 32 general in June, stays unsigned. On Wednesday, Lauri Markkanen additionally signed a five-year, $238 million contract extension with the workforce.
