AUGUST 12: The Jazz officially signed Mykhailiuk over the weekend, per NBA.com’s transaction log.
AUGUST 9: The Jazz plan to sign free agent swingman Svi Mykhailiuk to a four-year, $15MM contract, agent Michael Lelchitski tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
A 27-year-old from Ukraine, Mykhailiuk was the No. 47 overall pick of the 2018 draft after playing four years of college ball at Kansas. He has bounced around the NBA over the course of his six seasons, playing for the Lakers, Pistons, Thunder, Raptors, Knicks and Hornets. He spent the 2023/24 campaign with the Celtics, winning an NBA championship as a role player.
In 41 appearances with Boston last season, Mykhailiuk averaged 4.0 PPG and 1.2 RPG while shooting 38.9% from three-point range (10.1 MPG). In 293 career regular season games, including 56 starts (15.8 MPG), Mykhailiuk has averaged 6.3 PPG, 1.7 RPG and 1.3 APG while shooting 36.3% from deep.
Based on the reported terms, Mykhailiuk may have received more than the veteran’s minimum, which would have been worth about $12.3MM over four years for a player with six years of experience. If that’s the case, the Jazz will have to use a portion of their cap room to complete the transaction.
While Mykhailiuk is signing a four-year deal, I’d be a little surprised if more than one year is fully guaranteed, given his previous team history. Still, he could be given a real opportunity to earn minutes with Utah, which only has 10 players on guaranteed standard contracts, plus the reported but not yet official deals for Drew Eubanks and Johnny Juzang. The Jazz also have an unsigned draft pick, former Duke big man Kyle Filipowski, who was selected 32nd overall in June.
Svi!!!! Howard, your confirmation name is Svi! mazel
Great! I always felt Mykailiuk never got a chance with our loaded Celtics, just like Delano Banton, who proved himself when he went from the Celtics to the Trail Blazers as Celtics President Stevens is astonishing at selecting talent. Example: Stevens knew Derrick White would shine before most others.
Based on limited research, I like his quick decisions and quick release on his jumpshot. He also seems like he keeps the ball moving. I think he’ll fit in with the Jazz nicely. Kinda like a Fonntechio replacement.
He was also 21 graduating four years of college basketball
White was selected by the Spurs and he was shining there, Banton already showed potential and was selected by the Raptors. Weird comment from you…
Good for Svi, I thought he was Europe bound.
Good for him but wtf?
Only the first year is fully guaranteed.
I guess this means Talen Horton-Tucker won’t be returning… Don’t understand how he didn’t draw more interest on the open market. A 23 year old Guard with a championship ring & a 7’1” wingspan. If he he ends up signing overseas too this will officially be one of the wonkiest offseasons ever! There is clearly an over-abundance of talent in the league rn. Time to add those new expansion teams Adam Silver!
He still hasn’t developed a reliable 3 point shot. His shooting splits are quite bad.
He’s a skilled player who improved his outside shot. The trouble is he’s better suited for a team that just needs tunnel vision buckets. He loves to barrel in there no matter how many defenders. Guys like that have to learn more patience and court vision.
Are you describing LeBron James
No actual their isn’t enough talent in the NBA right now. Weakest era ever. Talen can’t do the only thing this current product needs just one thing and it’s shooting 3s.
Silver has already destroyed the NBA forever, why do you want him to do more damage?
How has Silver destroyed the NBA forever? That’s a bit dramatic. He’s 10x the commissioner of his predecessor.
Put Horton-Tucker down as another “L” for Ainge. Little to show for the Gobert trade.
Gobert to Minnesota for picks + Beverley (gone), Vanderbilt (gone), and Beasley (gone).
Beverly then flipped for “young talent” in Horton-Tucker and Stanley Johnson (gone). Ouch.
Vanderbilt and Kessler traded for Russell Westbrook (released) Juan Toscano-Anderson (gone) and Damian Jones (gone)
Svi is actually a very skilled player . He just was playing on such a deep Boston team last year that minutes were scarce for him to come by . He played very well when he did make it into games . Honestly glad to see him get a better opportunity because he was buried on that bench last season .
Makes sense for him, I don’t think he’ll be in the NBA in 4 years
Maybe. Although, the Jazz have a way of getting the most out of underappreciated players. We’ll see how he does. If nothing else he has a fun name! =)
They have? Sexton was a 24ppg guy in Cleveland and Markkanen already shpwed glimpses of being a star his rookie season in Chicago before Jim Boylen destroyed everything, so surely you are talking about other players
The key word in Ben’s statement is “underappreciated.” Markannen showing glimpses is poor rationale for arguing against the Jazz getting “the most out of underappreciated players.” He had a limited free agent market before signing a weak contract with CLE and was considered a third option by most. He also never averaged above 18.7 ppg or 48% FG in CHI; he averaged 25.6 on 49.9% FG his first season in Utah.
Jordan Clarkston is another prime example of a player who found a home and a role in Utah. THT just had his best season as a pro, improving his jump shot to the best its ever been. Royce O’Neale wouldn’t be in the league without the Jazz giving him legit minutes to begin his career. Same with Georges Niang.
Svi definitely fits the mold of the type of guy that this group would love. He’s def not a NBA level player & never has been but if Utah’s tanking (yet again) he can help with that.
I have to agree here. I am shocked he got 4 years?
myaccount2 , if it feels like you’ve just entered the Twilight Zone, well, yeah…
Utah fans are the poster-children for NBA tanking. They thrill to every front-office move, even as they know it’s all a plan to be the worst team in the NBA for (at least) another 2 seasons. It’s the least demanding fan-base in professional sports.
“Getting the most from under-appreciated players” is a familiar theme, as is “it takes patience”, and, the best, “trust in Ainge”. It’s as if they’re waiting on the Rapture.