Report: Jazz extend qualifying offers to Exum, Neto, Niang

The Utah Jazz officially extended qualifying offers to a trio of their young reserves - Dante Exum, Raul Neto, and Georges Niang - as first reported by Keith Smith of RealGM.

Each player will now be a restricted free agent, giving the Jazz the right to match any offers they receive from another team.

In 2017-18, the 22-year-old Exum averaged 8.1 points in just 14 regular-season games due to injury, but showed flashes of playmaking and defensive versatility at the two-guard spot that made the Australian the fifth overall pick in the 2014 draft.

Meanwhile, Neto was steady as Utah's third point guard last season, playing in 41 games and hitting 40.4 percent of his 3-point attempts.

Niang played most of the season with the Jazz's G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, and appeared in nine games for Utah.