Full terms of Svi Mykhailiuk's four-year contract with Utah Jazz revealed
By Matt John
After finally resolving the Lauri Markkanen situation once and for all, the Utah Jazz have added a new face to the roster: Svi Mykhailiuk. While Mykhailiuk wasn't exactly the best name remaining free agency, he still isn't an addition anyone should sneeze at.
Even though he's a journeyman who will play for his eighth team entering his seventh NBA season, there's a good reason why Mykhailiuk still keeps getting NBA contracts. Especially after the season he just had with the Celtics.
While Mykhailiuk did not play a substantial role for the Celtics during their latest title run, he did play well for them when Boston called on his name. To summarize, Mykhailiuk did about as well as a title team could have expected from their 11th man.
He did so well, in fact, that the Jazz gave him a four-year contract, the longest contract he's received in his NBA career. However, Svi will likely have a much bigger role in Utah than he did in Boston, and contract-wise, there's more to his new deal than what meets the eye.
Full details of Svi Mykhailiuk's new contract with the Jazz
The Athletic's Tony Jones revealed via his X account the exact terms of Svi's new deal with Utah.
"The first year of Svi Mykhailiuk’s contract is fully guaranteed at $3.5 million, League Sources tell The Athletic, with the next three being non-guaranteed. He comes to the Utah Jazz with a chance at earning minutes at both wing spots," Jones wrote.
Because the Jazz are a little short on proven wings - proven being the operative word here - Mykhailiuk will get a chance to not only show the Jazz what he's made of but also serve as a challenge for the Jazz youngsters who will compete for minutes for the upcoming season.
Svi won't be some game-changer for Utah - if he was, he wouldn't have become a journeyman in the first place nor would he have been available this late in the offseason - however they could have done a lot worse with one of their remaining roster spots.
He can shoot and he's got size for his position. When he's been given bigger opportunities in the past like when he played for the Hornets, he's done pretty well. At most, he's the Simone Fontecchio replacement, and if that's about as good as he plays, that's just about the best the Jazz can hope for.