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Jazz coach Quin Snyder has been high on point guard Trey Burke and center Rudy Gobert throughout training camp and the preseason.

So it wasn't a surprise at all late Friday night when the franchise exercised team options for both second-year players. Both players are now under contract through the 2015-16 season.

Burke, the ninth overall pick in the 2013 draft, averaged 12.8 points and 5.7 assists a game last year as a rookie. This season, the Jazz have praised the former Michigan star for improving his leadership both on and off the floor.

"I feel good," Burke said Friday, after notching 12 points and four assists in the team's preseason finale against Phoenix. "I think the games we've played will give us an edge. … We've had a pretty good preseason for the most part. Our confidence is at a high level, as a team, and we've just got to keep it going."

The 7-foot-1 Gobert, meanwhile, has continued his development toward and could become a dynamic post defender in the near future. Last year, Gobert appeared in 45 games as a reserve. This time around, he figures to be a regular part of the Jazz's rotation.

On Friday Gobert scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds in 21 minutes on the floor.

— Aaron Falk