When the Utah Jazz traded up to nab Trey Burke in the 2013 NBA Draft with the ninth overall selection, the reaction from the Jazz faithful was overwhelmingly positive. Now with three seasons under his belt, many opinions have flipped as Burke’s performance has generated a less than favorable response.
In three years with the Jazz, Burke has averaged 12.1 points per game on 38.4 percent shooting including 32.9 percent from deep, while logging 4.2 assists. Burke’s lackluster play first began to incite mass disappointment in his second season. After starting 68 of the 70 games he played in during his rookie season, Burke failed to increase his points per game average while seeing his field goal and three-point percentages drop in year two.