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Utah Jazz power forward Derrick Favors is "amiable" to working out a contract renegotiation and extension, but that no such deal is "imminent," his agent told The Tribune on Wednesday.

Favors became eligible to receive an extension on Wednesday. He has two seasons — including the upcoming season — remaining on his current deal, which pays him almost $11 million this season and close to $12 million next season.

"We are definitely open to talking," Wallace Prather, Favors' agent, told The Tribune.

Since coming to the Jazz in 2011 as part of the Deron Williams trade, Favors has emerged as one of Utah's most important players. Last season, he averaged almost 17 points and eight rebounds per game. At 25 years old, he's rounding into his prime.

The Jazz are facing a potential financial crunch, as they will likely have to hand out max contracts to Gordon Hayward and Rudy Gobert next summer. Gobert, Utah's starting center, is eligible for a contract extension as a fourth-year player until Oct. 31. If he and the Jazz do not reach a deal, Gobert will be a restricted free agent in July.

Gobert has repeatedly said he wants to be in Utah and doesn't plan on leaving. The Jazz financially benefit from waiting until next summer to extend Gobert; if the team does it now, the cap hold will all but end Utah's flexibility financially for the remainder of the season.

"It doesn't matter if it gets done now, or during the offseason," Gobert told The Tribune this week.

Favors' situation is different. His window for signing an extension extends to March, Prather said.

Also, Favors has another year remaining on a deal that's become team-friendly in today's NBA climate. Favors will likely command a maximum salary on his next contract.

Had a good summer

This week, NBA.com released its annual anonymous survey of the league's general managers, quizzing them on everything from the player around whom they'd most like to build a franchise to rule changes they'd like to see the league make to who is the best defender.

GMs liked the Jazz's offseason. Golden State was the clear winner for the best overall offseason after nabbing former MVP Kevin Durant in free agency. But the Jazz and the Indiana Pacers tied for second place in the polling and the trade for point guard George Hill was voted the most popular pick for the most underrated player acquisition of the summer.

Jersey sore

The biggest threat to the Utah Jazz right now might be the uniforms they wear.

Gordon Hayward broke the ring finger on his left hand in training camp when he got it stuck in a teammate's jersey at practice. As it turns out, a jersey was the culprit in shooting guard Rodney Hood's injury, too.

"That first game against Portland, I was going up for a layup and got caught in somebody's jersey, it got snatched in there," Hood said after his team's shootaround Wednesday.

Hood missed two preseason games with a sprained left pinky finger, but was back in the lineup for the Jazz's preseason finale.

Odds and Ends

The online oddsmaker Bovada lists Hayward as a 175-to-1 shot to win the league's Most Valuable Player award this season. Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook is the favorite, at 2-to-1. … Favors and guard Alec Burks were again held out of action Wednesday. … Portland center Meyers Leonard (back injury) was also a scratch.