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Vol. XI · 2026-27 · Computed live
Vol. XI · 2026-27 · Computed live
Utah Jazz · Salary cap report
Jazz are $25.2M over the cap on payroll.
Utah Jazz payroll for the 2026-27 season is $190.1M against a $165.0M salary cap.
Payroll, the money committed to the roster, is signed salaries, dead money, and drafted-rookie holds: $190.1M. Counting cap holds for their own free agents, the Jazz's cap number rises to $207.1M, which is why there is no usable cap space until those holds come off the books. Renouncing every free-agent hold would open -$25.2M of room and give up Bird rights. Drafted-rookie holds count against the cap, not the luxury tax.
Run Jazz's offseason yourself→Under the tax on payroll
What the numbers mean
Payroll$190.1M
The salaries actually committed to players right now.
Counts against the cap$207.1M
What the league counts: payroll plus free-agent hold placeholders.
Luxury tax lineUNDERby $10.3M
Cross it and the team pays a penalty on every dollar over.
First apron lineUNDERby $18.9M
A stricter line. Over it, the bigger roster tools freeze.
Where the Jazz land · payroll against the cap lines
Cap$165.0MTax$200.4MApron 1$209.0MApron 2$221.7M
The solid bar is real payroll. The hatched extension is a free-agent hold crossing the cap line. Renounce it and the room clears.
The books
2026-27 focused
| Player | Pos | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signed contracts | ||||
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | F | $49.0M | $50.5M | $52.0M |
| Lauri Markkanen | F | $46.1M | $49.8M | $53.5M |
| Jusuf Nurkić | C | $10.6M | $11.4M | – |
| Lonzo Ball | G | TO$10.0M | – | – |
| Airious Bailey | F | $9.5M | TO$10.0M | TO$12.6M |
| Keyonte George | G | TO$6.6M | – | – |
| John Konchar | G | $6.2M | – | – |
| Cody Williams | F | TO$6.0M | TO$7.7M | – |
| Jaxson Hayes | C | $5.9M | $6.1M | – |
| Josh Okogie | G | $5.9M | $6.1M | – |
| Brice Sensabaugh | F | TO$4.9M | – | – |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | G | $3.9M | TO$4.0M | – |
| Kyle Filipowski | C | $3.0M | TO$3.0M | – |
| Isaiah Collier | G | TO$2.8M | $5.0M | – |
| Vince Williams Jr. | G | $2.5M | – | – |
| Bez Mbeng | TO$2.2M | – | – | |
| Hayden Gray | G | TO$2.2M | – | – |
| Signed subtotal | $176.9M | $153.7M | $118.2M | |
| Draft picks · on roster, rookie-scale hold | ||||
| Darryn Peterson · No. 2ROOKIE | – | $13.2M | – | – |
| Payroll | $190.1M | $153.7M | $118.2M | |
| Cap holds · placeholders, not paid | ||||
| Kevin LoveEARLY BIRD | F | $5.4M | – | – |
| Kennedy ChandlerNON-BIRD | G | $2.8M | – | – |
| Mo BambaNON-BIRD | C | $2.2M | – | – |
| Trey AlexanderMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| Blake HinsonMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| Tamar BatesMIN HOLD | F | $2.2M | – | – |
| John KoncharBIRD 190% | G | – | $11.7M | – |
| Brice SensabaughBIRD 300% | F | – | $14.6M | – |
| Vince Williams Jr.NON-BIRD | G | – | $3.0M | – |
| Keyonte GeorgeBIRD 300% | G | – | $19.7M | – |
| Bez MbengNON-BIRD | – | $2.9M | – | |
| Hayden GrayNON-BIRD | G | – | $2.9M | – |
| Lonzo BallEARLY BIRD | G | – | $13.0M | – |
| Cody WilliamsBIRD 300% | F | – | – | $23.0M |
| Kyle FilipowskiBIRD 300% | C | – | – | $9.0M |
| Isaiah CollierBIRD 300% | G | – | – | $15.0M |
| Svi MykhailiukBIRD 190% | G | – | – | $7.6M |
| Airious BaileyBIRD 300% | F | – | – | – |
| Lauri MarkkanenBIRD 150% | F | – | – | – |
| Counts against the cap | $207.1M | $221.5M | $180.4M | |
What they can add
Non-Taxpayer MLEup to $15.0M
The full mid-level signing slot for adding an outside free agent. Using it locks their spending at the first apron for the rest of the season.
Bi-Annual Exceptionup to $5.4M
A smaller signing slot, usable every other year. Using it also locks their spending at the first apron.
Bird rightsLets them re-sign their own free agents for more than other teams can offer, up to the max.
Trade exceptions
Trade exception · from the Walker Kessler tradeup to $15.1M
Absorbs one incoming contract up to this amount with no salary matching. Expires Jul 6, 2027.
A trade exception is a credit from an earlier trade, not money on the books, so it does not count toward the cap, tax, or apron. On file as of Aug 1, 2026; may not be complete.
Decisions ahead
Option calls before 2027-28
Airious Bailey $10.0M team option, Cody Williams $7.7M team option, Svi Mykhailiuk $4.0M team option, Kyle Filipowski $3.0M team option.
Expiring after 2026-27
Lonzo Ball $10.0M, Keyonte George $6.6M, John Konchar $6.2M, Brice Sensabaugh $4.9M, Vince Williams Jr. $2.5M, Bez Mbeng $2.2M, Hayden Gray $2.2M come off the books.
Front office
Run the Jazz offseason
Take these exact books into the GM Machine and re-sign, sign, waive, stretch, and draft, with every cap rule checked and explained as you go.
Draft picks through 2033
The Jazz control 11 first-round and 12 second-round picks, 3 carrying swap rights.
2026
2026 1st (own) · No. 2
Their own 2nd, owed to SAS · No. 35
Utah's own second conveyed to San Antonio at pick 35, routed via Minnesota.
2027
2027 1st (via MIN)
Unprotected first owed to Utah from the 2022 Rudy Gobert trade. Inside the UTA/MIN/CLE 2027 pool this is the slot UTA keeps as the second most favorable, after MEM takes the most favorable (UTA's own) and PHX takes the least favorable (CLE).
2027 2nd (via BOS)
Utah holds the more favorable of the Boston and Orlando 2027 seconds from the Georges Niang deal and the less favorable goes to Phoenix, routed via Charlotte in the pending Miles Bridges trade.
2027 2nd (via DEN)
Acquired by Utah when Boston attached it to the Chris Boucher salary dump, February 5 2026; a conflicting Chicago claim is the weaker reporting.
2027 2nd (via LAC)
The Clippers' own second owed to Utah, routed via Atlanta and Miami in the July 2025 three-team John Collins trade.
Their own 1st, owed to MEM
MEM gets the most favorable of the UTA, MIN, and CLE 2027 firsts from the February 2026 Jaren Jackson Jr. trade, unprotected. UTA is the weakest of the trio so its own slot is the one projected to land most favorable and convey to Memphis; UTA keeps the MIN slot as the second most favorable and PHX takes CLE as the least favorable.
Their own 2nd, owed to IND
Owed to Indiana, unprotected, from the Rayjon Tucker deal.
2028
2028 1st (own, swap rights attached)
Utah takes the most favorable of its own, Cleveland's, and the Lakers' 2028 firsts, with Atlanta taking the middle and Cleveland the least; the Lakers' pick was added in the July 2026 Kessler trade on top of the September 2022 Donovan Mitchell structure. Utah retains its slot pending resolution.
2028 2nd (via CLE)
Unprotected second owed to Utah from the September 2022 Donovan Mitchell trade.
2028 2nd (via DET)
Detroit's own second carries two obligations, neither a swap: it is owed to Philadelphia if it lands 56-60, and it is a candidate in a least-favorable-of-four basket Utah receives (Detroit's own, the less favorable of Charlotte and the Clippers, Miami, and New York). From the February 2025 KJ Martin five-team trade.
Their own 2nd, owed to OKC
Owed to Oklahoma City, unprotected, from the Miye Oni deal.
2029
2029 1st (via CLE)
Part of the UTA/CLE/MIN 2029 pool from the Mitchell and Gobert trades: UTA keeps the two most favorable and CHA gets the least favorable. CLE is the strongest of the trio, so its slot is one of the two UTA keeps. CLE's slot entered the pool unprotected in the September 2022 Donovan Mitchell trade.
2029 1st (own)
2029 2nd (own)
2030
2030 1st (own, swap rights attached)
Utah holds the right to swap its own 2030 first for the Lakers', from the July 2026 Walker Kessler trade. Utah keeps its slot unless it swaps.
2030 2nd (own, swap rights attached)
Charlotte takes the more favorable of the Clippers' and Utah's 2030 seconds and Utah keeps the less favorable; the Clippers' pick was traded to Utah first, so Utah controls both. From the 2025 Collin Sexton chain.
2031
2031 1st (via LAL)
Owed to Utah, unprotected, in the July 2026 Walker Kessler sign-and-trade.
2031 1st (own)
2031 2nd (via BOS)
UTA holds the most favorable of the BOS and CLE 2031 seconds from the Georges Niang deal; a Boston swap right was reported separately.
2031 2nd (via CLE)
Utah holds the more favorable of the Cleveland and Boston 2031 seconds and Boston the less favorable; Cleveland's slot conveys within that pool. From the Donovan Mitchell trade and follow-on deals.
2031 2nd (own)
2032
2032 1st (own)
2032 2nd (via CLE)
Unprotected second owed to Utah from the Lonzo Ball deal.
Their own 2nd, owed to WAS
Utah's own second, owed to Washington from the Walt Clayton Jr. deal, then folded into a Memphis swap by the July 2026 six-team trade: Memphis takes the most favorable of the Memphis, Philadelphia, and Utah 2032 seconds, otherwise Utah's goes to Washington.
2033
2033 1st (via LAL)
Owed to Utah, unprotected, in the July 2026 Walker Kessler sign-and-trade.
2033 1st (own)
2033 2nd (own)
Protections and swap conditions in plain English. Full story on the Jazz draft picks page.
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