When the Utah Jazz traded for Trey Burke on draft night, the expectations were amped up for the former University of Michigan standout.
Coming off a very solid ending to his college career, the Jazz wanted him to take on the mantle of leading the team’s attack. Burke started on a promising note in his rookie year, averaging 12.8 points and 5.7 assists per game. But the upward tick in his play was never to be found.
In Lev Facher’s article for the Detroit Free Press, Burke talked about the difficult ending to his stint with the Jazz.
“It was definitely time for a reset. A lot of the things that happened, I didn’t understand. Just to have an opportunity again, being able to play with an All-Star-caliber point guard in John Wall, I look at it as an opportunity to go deep in the playoffs and win games.”
Although his numbers from last season, 10.6 points and 2.3 assists, were decent, the 6-foot-1 point guard failed to maintain consistency to merit a starting role for coach Quin Snyder. But now that he’s finally gotten the restart that he wanted, Burke is optimistic on his not-so-distant future.
“I’m really excited about the move. It feels like a fresh start for me, to be on a playoff-caliber team. Obviously being in the West the first three years of my career and now being in the East, closer to home, there’s a lot of excitement, not only for me, but for my family as well.”
Burke’s skillset seems to be a good fit for the Washington Wizards, as he will look to deliver that extra scoring punch off the bench as a backup to John Wall, or even play alongside the Wizards star and feed off his elite playmaking skills.
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