Alec Burks

Burks was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.[4] On December 9, 2011, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz.[5] On October 25, 2012, the Jazz exercised their third-year team option on Burks' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2013–14 season.[6] On October 29, 2013, the Jazz exercised their fourth-year team option on Burks' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2014–15 season.[7]

On January 13, 2014, Burks scored a career-high 34 points in a 118–103 win over the Denver Nuggets.[8]

On October 31, 2014, Burks signed a four-year, $42 million contract extension with the Jazz.[9][10] On December 30, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2014–15 season due to a shoulder injury.[11]

On December 27, 2015, Burks was ruled out for six weeks with an ankle fracture.[12] Two days later, he elected to undergo surgery on his fractured left fibula.[13] On April 8, 2016, he returned to action after missing 50 games with the injury. In 13 minutes off the bench, he scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting in a 102–99 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.[14]

On November 1, 2016, Burks was ruled out indefinitely after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure to debride his left ankle.[15] On January 9, 2017, he spent a day with Utah's D-League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.[16][17] He was reassigned to Salt Lake City on January 11,[18] and then recalled the next day after appearing in a game for the Stars.[19] On January 21, 2017, he came off the bench for the Jazz and scored a season-high 13 points in a season-high 18 minutes in a 109–100 win over the Indiana Pacers.[20] Seven days later, he set a new season high with 15 points in a 102–95 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.[21]

On November 30, 2017, Burks scored a season-high 28 points off the bench in a 126–107 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.[22] On December 4, 2017, he scored 27 points in a 116–69 win over the Washington Wizards for his third straight game with 20 or more—his best string since three straight 20-point games in February 2014.[23]

On November 5, 2018, Burks scored a season-high 22 points, alongside three assists, in a 124–111 loss to the Toronto Raptors.[24]

On November 29, 2018, Burks was traded, along with two future second-round picks, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Kyle Korver.[25] Burks made his Cavaliers debut the next day, recording 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 128–95 loss to the Boston Celtics.[26] On December 3, he made a game-winning dunk with 3.2 seconds left to give the Cavaliers a 99–97 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[27] He also had 13 points and seven rebounds in the game.[28] On December 7, Burks tied his season high of 22 points, alongside seven rebounds and a season-high nine assists, in a 129–110 loss to the Sacramento Kings.[29] On January 13, 2019, he had 17 points and a season-high 13 rebounds in a 101–95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[30]

On February 7, 2019, Burks was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a three-team trade involving the Houston Rockets.[31] He made his Kings debut a day later, recording nine points and four rebounds in a 102–96 win over the Miami Heat.[32]

On July 11, 2019, Burks signed with the Golden State Warriors.[33] He made his Warriors debut on October 30, recording seven points and two assists in a 121–110 loss to the Phoenix Suns.[34] On January 20, 2020, Burks scored a season-high 33 points, alongside seven rebounds, eight assists and three blocks, in a 129–124 overtime loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.[35] On January 30, he switched his jersey number from 8 to 20 out of respect for the late Kobe Bryant, who passed away in a helicopter crash four days earlier.[36]

On February 6, 2020, Burks was traded, alongside Glenn Robinson III, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for three future second-round picks.[37] Burks made his 76ers debut on February 11, recording two points and two assists in a 110–103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.[38] The 76ers faced the Boston Celtics during their first round playoff series, but they were eliminated in a four-game sweep.

On November 22, 2020, Burks signed a one-year, $6 million contract with the New York Knicks.[39][40] He made his Knicks debut on December 23, recording 22 points, four rebounds and three assists in a 121–107 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[41] On May 13, 2021, Burks scored a season-high 30 points, alongside ten rebounds and two assists, in a 102–98 win over the San Antonio Spurs.[42] He helped the Knicks qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2013, and they faced the Atlanta Hawks during their first-round series. On May 23, Burks recorded 27 points, three rebounds and four assists in a 107–105 Game 1 loss.[43] The Knicks ended up losing the series in five games.

On August 18, 2021, Burks re-signed with the Knicks on a three-year, $30 million contract.[44][45] On December 29, he scored a career-high 34 points, alongside four rebounds, two assists and three steals, in a 94–85 win over the Detroit Pistons.[46] The Knicks failed to qualify for the playoffs during the 2021–22 season, finishing with a 37–45 record.

On July 11, 2022, Burks was traded, alongside Nerlens Noel, to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for the draft rights to Nikola Radičević and a 2025 protected second-round pick.[47] Burks made his Pistons debut on November 11, recording 17 points and two rebounds in a 121–112 loss to the New York Knicks.[48]

On June 29, 2023, the Detroit Pistons exercised Burks’ team option for the 2023–24 NBA season.[49]