{"id":126786,"date":"2025-03-04T00:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T05:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=126786"},"modified":"2025-03-04T00:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T05:30:25","slug":"jazz-jaden-springer-signing-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/04\/jazz-jaden-springer-signing-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz Sign Former First-Rounder To Long-Term Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Utah Jazz are rebuilding<\/a> and looking for young assets to improve their team’s future. Recently, they signed former first-round pick Jaden Springer<\/a> to a long-term deal after only four games with the team. This signing indicates that the Jazz believe that he can be a useful piece to their rebuilding team for the near future. A long-term commitment could seem risky, as Springer hasn\u2019t shown a ton in his first few years in the league. Springer suffered an injury in his fifth game with the team which also raises some worry about this new contract. With that being said the lack of guarantees on his contract has the Jazz well protected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jazz Sign Former First-Rounder Jaden Springer To Long-Term Contract<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Jaden Springer’s Contract<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Jazz liked what they saw from Springer in just a few games with the team. According to Shams Charania, they signed Springer to a three-year deal this week after signing him to a 10-day contract in February. According to Keith Smith<\/a>, Springer’s contract details include an extra $100K over the minimum for 2024-25, a likely minimum salary of $2,349,578 for 2025-26, and an expected minimum of $2,667,944 for 2026-27, with all future years non-guaranteed and the final year including a team option.<\/span><\/p>\n

After seeing only four games of Springer in a Jazz uniform, the team decided to take a chance on him. Springer averaged only 4.2 points, 1.6 assists, and 0.6 steals in just under nine minutes per game in his first few games for the Jazz. Then, in Springer’s first game with a new contract signed, he went down with back spasms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Utah Jazz are signing guard Jaden Springer to a three-year deal, agent Chad Speck tells ESPN. The 2021 first-round pick has played in four games since joining Utah. https:\/\/t.co\/RZzt9XZpX1<\/a><\/p>\n

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n