Jazz workout Burks and Thompson

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SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Jazz completed their final workout on Monday with six more players and among them were Colorado's Alec Burks and Washington State's Klay Thompson.

Burks, a sophomore guard from Colorado University, feels he could be a good fit for the Utah Jazz. He said, "I feel like they're looking for young players scoring on the wing and I fit that bill great."

Burk went on to say that he things he would bring a lot to the Jazz roster saying, "I feel like (I will bring) versatility, scoring, athleticism." He also commented that he respects Jazz Head Coach Tyrone Corbin in that Corbin wants his players to work hard.

As a sophomore Burks averaged 20.5 points per game, 6.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 38 games, 37 of them as a starter.

Burks earned himself an Associated Press All-American honorable mention, was a Wooden Award Top-20 List finalist and was the first CU player to be named to the Big 12 Basketball Championships All-Tournament Team.

Thompson, the son of the 1978 NBA Draft number one overall pick Mycal Thompson who played 12 seasons for the Portland Trail Blazers and L.A. Lakers, came to show the Jazz, despite his past with substances, he's ready to play in the NBA.

I learned a lot from that experience and I'm grateful it's just over," said Klay Thompson. "It's something you don't want to have on your record and it's obviously a banned substance and I just had to be truthful about it and honest because NBA teams are smarter than you and they'll find out whatever they need to know. Honesty is just the best way to go."

Thompson was cited in March for marijuana possession following a game where he scored 22 points for Washington State in a win over USC.

Thompson was pulled over by police at 11 p.m. near campus for a nonworking headlight on his vehicle. The Pullman policeman smelled the substance and later found 1.95 grams of marijuana in the vehicle.

After his workout with the Jazz, Corbin commented on Thompson's past saying they weren't dwelling on it. "We always look at a guy's character and I think he's done a great job of stepping up and taking responsibility for what happened and we'll just move on from there, we'll just continue to critique the different parts of who he is."

The Jazz still aren't giving any hint to who they will draft, but if Thompson is one of them, his past infractions will be put aside. "I think that if we draft him everything will be under the water," said Corbin.

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