Alec Burks

33-Year-Old GuardG

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Known for his ability to score in bunches, Burks has yet to establish himself as a reliable fantasy asset. Spreading his time across New York and Detroit during the 2023-24 season, Burks closed as the 294th-ranked player in nine-category formats. With modest averages of 10.4 points and 1.9 three-pointers, it's fair to say Burks was nothing more than an occasional streaming consideration. Following a move to Miami during the offseason, Burks will once again come off the bench, serving as a sparkplug scorer when needed. At first glance, there is a chance Burks may even struggle to play consistent minutes, especially if the Heat opts to lean into their youth a little more. Even in deeper formats, Burks comes with risk given his one-dimensional skillset and lack of a clear rotation spot. Read Past Outlooks

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Height 6'5"

Weight 214

DOB 7/20/1991

College Colorado

Drafted 1st Rd, #12 in 2011

Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Burks was born in Grandview, Missouri, to Steve and Dina Burks. He has an older brother, Steve Jr. His father played collegiate basketball at the University of Washington. Burks attended Grandview High School, where he averaged 23.0 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals as a senior. He was named the 2009 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year and was the Kansas City Star and Metro Sports Player of the Year. Burks led the Bulldogs to a 29-2 record during his senior season and set a school record for points scored over the course of his high-school career. Burks held basketball camps for children in the Kansas City area during the summer of 2016. He also hosted "Strikes for Kids," raising money to support The Brighton A Life Scholarship to benefit Utah Valley University students. In the summer of 2015, Burks participated in NBA Fit Week in the Philippines to help promote the importance of healthy living. He also visited Glendale Middle School as part of the 2013-14 NBA Fit Live Healthy Week. Learn more about Burks by following him on Twitter (@AlecBurks10). Burks was a high-scoring guard for Colorado for two seasons. As a freshman, Burks combined with Cory Higgins to give the Buffaloes a powerful backcourt under coach Jeff Bzdelik, but the team won only six games in Pac-12 play and Bzdelik lost his job. Burks provided 17.1 points and 5.0 rebounds and was named conference Freshman of the Year. Burks took on a larger scoring role as a sophomore under coach Tad Boyle. The 6-foot-6 guard led the team with 20.5 points to go along with 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists. He scored at least 20 points in his first five games while scoring in double figures in all but two games that season. Burks tallied a career-high 36 points in a win over Missouri in Jan. 8. The Buffaloes were invited to the NIT and Burks averaged 24.3 points in four games. He was named to the All-Big 12 First Team. Burks decided to enter the 2011 NBA Draft with two years of eligibility remaining and was chosen by the Utah Jazz with the 12th overall pick.

Does not feature in Game 2

GMiami Heat

April 24, 2025

Burks did not see the floor in Wednesday's Game 2 loss to Cleveland.

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After logging 15 minutes in Game 1, the Heat replaced him with Davion Mitchell in the starting lineup. Burks' minutes have been trending in the wrong direction for a couple of weeks, and it would be a surprise to see him in the rotation for Game 3.

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18.1%

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1.9%

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Although he was moderately productive during the 2022-23 season, Burks' playing time could take a hit. The Pistons were awful last year, thanks in part to the fact Cade Cunningham missed the majority of the season with a lower leg injury. Burks took advantage of a favorable situation, ending as the 185th-ranked player in standard leagues, delivering averages of 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.9 three-pointers. Fast-forward 12 months and not only is Cunningham fully healthy, but the Pistons also drafted Ausar Thompson, while bringing in Monte Morris and Joe Harris. Add Jaden Ivey and Killian Hayes to that mix, and you are left with a scenario where Burks could find himself playing very limited minutes off the bench. Outside of being a possible streaming option at times, Burks holds no long-term value.

The Knicks traded Burks and Kemba Walker to the Pistons this offseason to create cap space to sign Jalen Brunson. However, due to the log jam in the backcourt, it remains unclear what Burks' role will be with Detroit, or if he even has a future with the Pistons at all. Recent lottery picks Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey are expected to be the team's starting guards, while Burks, Cory Joseph and Killian Hayes would operate off the bench. Burks outplayed Walker last year and ultimately earned the starting point guard role for the struggling Knicks and finished the campaign with averages of 11.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 steals across 81 appearances. He underwent offseason foot surgery in June but is expected to be healthy by training camp. If Burks remains with the Pistons to start the regular season, he'll likely compete with Joseph for the top backup spot, though Hayes has the highest upside of the bench guards. Burks has shot over 36.0 percent from three in four consecutive campaigns, including back-to-back seasons over 40.0 percent. His three-point shooting could be a major key in creating space for Cunningham and Ivey to showcase their play-making skills, but barring injury, he doesn't have a clear path to substantial playing time in Detroit.

After playing with five teams in two years from 2018 to 2020, Burks signed a one-year deal with the Knicks last season. He quickly established his ability to score as a key bench piece for New York, posting 12.7 points and 2.1 three-pointers over 25.6 minutes per game. The Knicks re-signed Burks to a three-year agreement this August, locking up the guard/wing as a key points-off-the-bench player in tandem with fellow veteran reserve Derrick Rose. But Burks now finds himself on a much deeper Knicks squad that added scorers Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier this summer. Fournier is an upgrade over departed Reggie Bullock at shooting guard. And Fournier can play both wing spots, which will presumably eat into Burks' minutes. Walker and Fournier averaged a combined 28.6 field goals per game last year and, clearly, all those shots will take away scoring opportunities from Burks. In other words, the days of pass-first guards Elfrid Payton and Frank Ntilikina are long gone. As a volume shooter, Burks has never been particularly accurate. He hasn't shot better than 42.1 percent from the field since 2013-14. Burks will continue to spell the improving RJ Barrett at small forward. But expect Burks' 25.6 minutes per contest from last year to decrease slightly in 2021-22 with a subsequent shortfall in counting stats.

Burks spent the first part of 2019-20 with the Warriors, occupying a sixth-man role and averaging 16.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.8 threes and 1.0 steals in 29.0 minutes. At the trade deadline, he was dealt to the 76ers. There, his role was reduced, and he averaged 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 threes in 20.2 minutes. Still, it was Burks' best fantasy season of his career on a per-game basis (ranked 92nd in eight-category leagues). It was also one of his healthiest seasons, as the injury-prone guard missed only seven regular-season games. The 29-year old signed a contract with the Knicks over the offseason, coming in at one-year and $6 million. The Knicks' roster is a mess, so it's not entirely clear what role Burks will play. He's theoretically competing for minutes with Elfrid Payton, RJ Barrett, Austin Rivers, Frank Ntilikina, Dennis Smith and others, but it's anyone's guess how that will shake out with coach Tom Thibodeau at the helm. Burks has a wide range of outcomes this season, and we can expect him to see anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes per game.

Burks de-committed from the Thunder to join the Warriors this season after spending last season with the Jazz, Cavaliers and Kings. He averaged 8.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 21.5 minutes across 64 games, achieving three-year highs in those categories. Burks is a serviceable shooter, but his minimal production across the board hasn't made him fantasy relevant in most formats at this point in his career. Still, we've seen under-the-radar players make an impact in Golden State before, and with thin depth in the backcourt and Klay Thompson out until at least the All-Star break, Burks shouldn't have a hard time carving out a rotational role for the Warriors this season. He'll play behind Steph Curry and D'Angelo Russell, but he could see minutes in the low-to-mid 20s, especially if rookie guard Jordan Poole isn't NBA-ready right out of the gate.

Burks, as a result of injuries, appeared in just 100 games from his age 23 season to his age 25 season. However, he was able to stay relatively healthy last year, playing in 64 contests and garnering 16.5 minutes per tilt. Importantly, he stepped up when given the opportunity, averaging 13.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists when seeing between 20 and 29 minutes. However, his relatively small role will be challenged this season, as guys like Dante Exum and Thabo Sefolosha will be coming back from injuries and the team opted to draft Grayson Allen, who looked promising in summer league. Come draft day, Burks can likely be avoided even in deeper Fantasy leagues.

Burks played in just 42 games last season after recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his ankle, which took place in November 2016. He also struggled when he did play, possibly as a result of the ankle, posting 6.7 points and 2.9 rebounds across 15.5 minutes per game while shooting 39.9 percent from the field and 25-of-76 (32.9 percent) from deep. Health might be Burks’ main hurdle at this point, as he played just 31 games during 2015-16 after fracturing his fibula and appeared in only 27 games in 2014-15 before getting surgery to correct a shoulder issue that had been bothering him since his college days. In that time, shooting guard Rodney Hood asserted himself as a legitimate starting option at the position. Now, Burks will have to not only make his way back into form, but prove he’s worthy of usurping Hood’s minutes. He’ll also have to compete with the likes of Joe Ingles, Joe Johnson, Thabo Sefolosha and Donovan Mitchell for a reserve role. Burks has shown promise in the past, but he’ll have to outplay plenty of Jazz players for the opportunity to see significant run. With all that in mind, drafting Burks comes with a lot of risk for the potential upside of middle-of-the-road production, meaning his name can probably be glossed over in many formats.

Burks saw his 2014-15 season cut short to just 27 games after undergoing season-ending surgery on his shoulder in December to correct an agitation that caused him discomfort dating all the way back to his playing days at the University of Colorado. The guard apparently struggled to raise his left arm above his shoulder at multiple times over the last five years, and his corrective surgery could mean full range of motion for the first time in his NBA career. That's a scary thought for opposing teams since he managed to produce 13.9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 1.0 three on an average of 33 minutes per game in his shortened season. Burks is the projected starting shooting guard this year, and the absence of Dante Exum (ACL surgery) this season will also allow Burks to spend some minutes at point guard, although he's openly stated in the past that he feels far more comfortable playing the role of a two guard. The only impediment standing in the way of Burks being cut loose on the court this season, besides the shoulder injury, is the emergence of Rodney Hood who could challenge Burks for the role of starter. Last year was the first time Burks was the designated starter, and his previous three years in the league were spent coming off the bench to provide a scoring presence. Burks could conceivably give way to Hood over time and revert back to a sixth-man role, but for now, he's projected to start and to have standard-league relevancy regardless of whether or not he's coach Quin Snyder's first option at shooting guard.

Alec Burks will enter the 2014-15 season as one of Utah's main offensive weapons. In easily the most productive season of his three-year career, the 23-year-old averaged 14.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.2 blocks, and 0.6 three-pointers in 28 minutes per game last season. He started 12 of 78 games last season but mostly provided the Jazz with a spark off the bench via his ability to provide instant offense. The Colorado product was able to reach the 30-point benchmark twice last season despite serving as Utah's sixth man. Moving into the 2014-15 season, Burks has the inside track of being the team's starting shooting guard under new head coach Quin Snyder. However, the Jazz acquired Dante Exum in the 2014 NBA Draft, who stands to be featured at both point guard and shooting guard this year. With the addition of Exum, Burks may have to concede playing time and offensive touches by the end of the season. However, it seems like the starting shooting guard job is Burks' to lose, especially when considering that he went on a streak of 26-straight games where he scored at least 10 points per game at the end of last season.

Burks served as a combo guard last season, but now, like Hayward, will be slotted into his more natural position. At 6-6, 220, he's good-sized, but there are still questions about his scoring ability. He averaged 15.3 points per game per 36 minutes over his first two seasons but did so with a 43 field goal percentage and has only been average from downtown. He has potential, like his starting teammates, for a breakout year, but Hayward will get most of the first looks on offense.

Burks is entering his second season in the league. In his rookie year, the Jazz began giving him significant playing time in the second half of the season. He is a young, athletic shooting guard who has a good all-around game. As his game grows, Burks could end up being a very good starter to pair with Gordon Hayward in the future. He can score, and scored 15 or more points in eight games last season.

The 12th pick in the 2011 draft, Burks is an athletic shooting guard out of Colorado. He is very quick, with explosiveness that helps him finish around the rim. Although he has a decent mid-range game, he is not particularly skilled from the outside. He shot better than 50 percent from the field during his collegiate career, but was below 30 percent in three-point shooting.

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Moving to bench

GMiami Heat

April 23, 2025

Burks will come off the bench for Wednesday's Game 2 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Cavaliers, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

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Muted performance in loss

GMiami Heat

April 21, 2025

Burks closed Sunday's 121-100 loss to Cleveland in Game 1 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with six points (2-3 FG, 2-3 3Pt), two rebounds and two assists across 15 minutes.

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Available to play

GMiami Heat

April 15, 2025

Burks (back) is available for Wednesday's Play-In game against Miami.

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Won't play Sunday

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April 12, 2025

Burks (back) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Wizards, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

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Available to play Friday

GMiami Heat

April 11, 2025

Burks (back) is available for Friday's game against the Pelicans, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

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Focused on re-signing with Miami

GMiami Heat

June 17, 2025

Burks wants to re-sign with the Heat and hopes to agree to a deal before the end of June, Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald reports. "I just like being here," Burks said. "I like the city. The city shows me a lot of love and my family, I like the organization, everybody I work with. It's just a great place to be for this stage of my career. I like being here."

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Burks played on a minimum contract in 2024-25 but posted decent numbers, averaging 7.3 points in 17.6 minutes per game across 49 regular-season outings while making 42.5 percent of his treys. Even though Burks isn't expected to be a game-changing addition at this stage of his career, he's a solid bench piece for a team needing outside shooting.

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