The Utah Jazz have exercised the third-year rookie scale options on guard Keyonte George, forward Taylor Hendricks, and guard/forward Brice Sensabaugh. The team also exercised the fourth-year rookie scale option on center Walker Kessler.
George (6-4, 199, Baylor) is entering his second NBA season and in 2023-24, averaged 13.0 points, 4.4 assists, and 2.8 rebounds in 75 games (44 starts).
Hendricks (6-9, 227, UCF) appeared in 40 games (23 starts) last season, owning averages of 7.3 points on 45.0 percent from the field and 4.6 boards in 21.4 minutes per contest.
Sensabaugh (6-6, 240, Ohio State) enters his second season after appearing in 32 games (11 starts) in 2023-24 with Utah. He averaged 7.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 18.3 minutes per game. In his last eight games of last season (four starts) he posted averages of 13.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 24.9 minutes per game.
Kessler (7-1, 271, Auburn) is entering his third NBA season, having appeared in 138 games (62 starts), with averages of 8.7 points on 69.0 percent from the field, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks in 23.2 minutes per game.