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Person with knowledge of deal to AP: Jazz and Burks agree on 4-year deal worth as much as $45M

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FILE - This is an April 4, 2014, file photo showing Utah Jazz's Alec Burks (10) bringing the ball up court in the second half during an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Salt Lake City. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Utah Jazz have agreed with guard Alec Burks on a four-year, $42 million extension that could be worth $45 million after incentives. The deal was reached on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, and was first reported by Yahoo! Sports. The person requested anonymity because an official announcement had not been made. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2014, file photo, Utah Jazz's Alec Burks (10) drives to the basket during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Phoenix Suns in Salt Lake City. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Utah Jazz have agreed with guard Alec Burks on a four-year, $42 million extension that could be worth $45 million after incentives. The deal was reached on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, and was first reported by Yahoo! Sports. The person requested anonymity because an official announcement had not been made.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) (The Associated Press)

A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the Utah Jazz have agreed with guard Alec Burks on a four-year, $42 million extension that could be worth $45 million after incentives.

The deal was reached on Friday and was first reported by Yahoo! Sports. The person requested anonymity because an official announcement had not been made.

Burks was the 12th overall pick in 2011. He averaged 14.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in his third season in the league last year and is off to a nice start this season with 16.5 points on 50 percent shooting in the Jazz's first two games.

If they had not reached agreement by midnight, Burks would have become a restricted free agent next summer.