ReutersSALT LAKE CITY - Point guard Deron Williams signed a contract extension with Utah on Friday that will keep him with the Jazz through at least the 2011-12 season.
Williams, who still had one year left on the rookie contract he signed after the Jazz picked him third overall in the 2005 NBA draft, signed a three-year deal with a one-year option. Terms of the contract were not released.
Williams has led Utah to the last two Northwest Division titles.
Williams is also a member of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that will play in China next month.
Williams has career averages of 15.3 points, 8.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds while appearing in a total of 242 of a possible 246 career games, including all 82 during the 2007-08 regular season.
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