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Utah Jazz shooting guard Alec Burks has been out since December when he broke his fibula and underwent surgery.
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Burks Close to a Return
Saturday, April 2
Sources told Tony Jones of the Salt Lake Tribune on Saturday that Burks will return to the Utah lineup this "coming week."
Burks underwent surgery in late December to repair a fractured left fibula he suffered during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. He has missed the past 48 games. Word of Burks' ankle surgery trickled down almost exactly a year after the Jazz ruled him out for the remainder of the 2014-15 season with a left shoulder injury.
But when he hasn't been limited by severe ailments, Burks has been one of the league's most compelling young guards, and Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade referred to Burks as the NBA's most underrated player on Twitter shortly after the Jazz scorer underwent surgery.
In 28 games this season, Burks is averaging 14.3 points per contest on 40.9 percent shooting from the field and 38.7 percent shooting from three-point range. And while he's never been an efficient shooter, Burks has offered the Jazz value as a versatile backcourt presence.
Not only does the fifth-year guard have the shot-making capabilities to regularly play the 2, but he's also skilled enough as a playmaker and ball-handler to operate as Utah's point guard in bigger lineups.
Rodney Hood has primarily played the 2 during a breakout sophomore season, so Utah had options at shooting guard without Burks. However, the combination of Raul Neto and Trey Burke at point guard hasn't cut it with Dante Exum (knee) already out for the season.
Now with the possibility of Burks returning and the Jazz in the thick of a race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, Utah's ability to roll out more dynamic backcourt pairings will be a solid boost moving forward.
Can't wait!!!! Burks going to break teams!!!!!