Utah locks up guard Keyonte George with reported five-year, $157.5 million extension

We know what Utah’s backcourt of the future will look like — Darryn Peterson and Keyonte George.

That is more set in stone than ever after George and the Jazz agreed to a five-year, $157.5 million extension of his rookie contract, a story broken by ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon and since confirmed by other reports. NBA insider Jake Fischer says the true contract value, excluding incentives he may or may not earn, is $155 million. The deal does not kick in until the 2027-28 season (George will make $6.6 million this season in the final year of his rookie deal).

George, who had emerged as part of the future in Utah long…

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