Utah Jazz

Traded Walker Kessler to the Lakers and pivoted to a low-cost center rotation of Jusuf Nurkic and the returning Mo Bamba, then used their $22M of room below the tax to buy Josh Green — a legitimate 3-and-D wing — from Minnesota for Cody Williams and John Konchar plus cash. Added Josh Okogie (2yr/$12M) for more wing defense alongside a young core of Ace Bailey, Darryn Peterson and Keyonte George, with Lauri Markkanen the veteran anchor and one of the league's most-watched trade candidates. Youth evaluation and asset accumulation remain the mission; Green is exactly the kind of rentable veteran that becomes a deadline pick. Keyonte George's 5yr/$157.5M rookie extension (Sep 18) — ~$31.5M AAV starting 2027-28 — is the rebuild's first max-adjacent commitment.

Triggered the 1st-apron hard cap (non-taxpayer MLE) — team salary cannot exceed $209.0M at any point this season.

2026-27 figures verified against Spotrac and HoopsRumors reporting. View full cap sheet on the Salary Cap page.