2025–26 Utah Jazz season

2025–26 Utah Jazz season
Head coachWill Hardy
General managerJustin Zanik
OwnerRyan Smith
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record10–19 (.345)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Northwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)

Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
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The 2025–26 Utah Jazz season is the 52nd season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 5 Ace Bailey Small Forward United States Rutgers
1 21 Will Riley Small Forward Canada Illinois
2 43 Jamir Watkins Shooting Guard United States Florida State
2 53 John Tonje Shooting Guard United States Wisconsin

The Jazz held two first-round picks and two second-round picks entering the draft.[1][2]

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G/F 2 Kyle Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-09-20 UCLA
F 19 Ace Bailey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2006-08-13 Rutgers
G 13 Walter Clayton Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2003-03-06 Florida
G 8 Isaiah Collier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2004-10-08 USC
C 22 Kyle Filipowski 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 2003-10-07 Duke
G 3 Keyonte George 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2003-11-08 Baylor
G 16 Elijah Harkless (TW) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-02-03 UNLV
F 0 Taylor Hendricks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2003-11-22 Central Florida
C 24 Walker Kessler  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 2001-07-26 Auburn
F/C 42 Kevin Love 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA
F/C 23 Lauri Markkanen 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-05-22 Arizona
G/F 10 Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Kansas
F 31 Georges Niang 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-06-17 Iowa State
C 30 Jusuf Nurkić 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) 1994-08-23 Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 28 Brice Sensabaugh 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 2003-10-30 Ohio State
G 17 John Tonje (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2001-04-23 Wisconsin
F/C 34 Oscar Tshiebwe (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1999-11-27 Kentucky
F 5 Cody Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-11-20 Colorado
Head coach
Assistant(s)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: October 17, 2025

Standings

Division

Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Oklahoma City Thunder265.83914‍–‍212‍–‍35–231
Denver Nuggets228.7333.510‍–‍512‍–‍34–130
Minnesota Timberwolves2011.6456.012‍–‍58‍–‍64–431
Portland Trail Blazers1218.40013.55‍–‍87‍–‍103–330
Utah Jazz1019.34515.07‍–‍103‍–‍90–629

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Oklahoma City Thunder *265.83931
2San Antonio Spurs *237.7672.530
3Denver Nuggets228.7333.530
4Los Angeles Lakers *1910.6556.029
5Minnesota Timberwolves2011.6456.031
6Houston Rockets1810.6436.528
7Phoenix Suns1613.5529.029
8Golden State Warriors1615.51610.031
9Memphis Grizzlies1416.46711.530
10Portland Trail Blazers1218.40013.530
11Dallas Mavericks1220.37514.532
12Utah Jazz1019.34515.029
13Los Angeles Clippers821.27617.029
14New Orleans Pelicans823.25818.031
15Sacramento Kings723.23318.530

Game log

Preseason

2025 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 8 @ Houston L 127–140 Ace Bailey (25) Jusuf Nurkić (8) Keyonte George (9) Toyota Center
15,785
0–1
2 October 10 @ San Antonio L 130–134 (OT) Brice Sensabaugh (26) Keyonte George (9) Keyonte George (8) Frost Bank Center
17,828
0–2
3 October 13 Dallas L 101–114 Brice Sensabaugh (16) Jusuf Nurkić (15) Walter Clayton Jr. (7) Delta Center
13,182
0–3
4 October 16 Portland W 132–129 Keyonte George (20) Walker Kessler (10) Walker Kessler (8) Delta Center
13,339
1–3
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log
Total: 10–19 (Home: 7–10; Road: 3–9)
October: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 22 L.A. Clippers W 129–108 Walker Kessler (22) Walker Kessler (9) Keyonte George (9) Delta Center
20,122
1–0
2 October 24 @ Sacramento L 104–105 Lauri Markkanen (33) Jusuf Nurkić (11) Keyonte George (10) Golden 1 Center
17,832
1–1
3 October 27 Phoenix W 138–134 (OT) Lauri Markkanen (51) Lauri Markkanen (14) Keyonte George (10) Delta Center
18,186
2–1
4 October 29 Portland L 134–136 Lauri Markkanen (32) Walker Kessler (12) Keyonte George (8) Delta Center
18,186
2–2
5 October 31 @ Phoenix L 96–118 Lauri Markkanen (33) Walker Kessler (13) Keyonte George (9) Mortgage Matchup Center
17,071
2–3
November: 4–11 (home: 3–5; road: 1–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
6 November 2 @ Charlotte L 103–126 Lauri Markkanen (29) Jusuf Nurkić (9) Keyonte George (7) Spectrum Center
17,123
2–4
7 November 3 @ Boston W 105–103 Keyonte George (31) Jusuf Nurkić (11) Walter Clayton Jr. (6) TD Garden
19,156
3–4
8 November 5 @ Detroit L 103–114 Svi Mykhailiuk (28) Jusuf Nurkić (17) Walter Clayton Jr. (6) Little Caesars Arena
18,403
3–5
9 November 7 @ Minnesota L 97–137 Keyonte George (18) Kyle Filipowski (10) Anderson, Nurkić (4) Target Center
17,924
3–6
10 November 10 Minnesota L 113–120 Keyonte George (27) Jusuf Nurkić (10) Isaiah Collier (7) Delta Center
18,186
3–7
11 November 11 Indiana W 152–128 Lauri Markkanen (35) Jusuf Nurkić (11) Isaiah Collier (11) Delta Center
18,186
4–7
12 November 13 Atlanta L 122–132 Lauri Markkanen (40) Jusuf Nurkić (10) Jusuf Nurkić (8) Delta Center
18,186
4–8
13 November 16 Chicago W 150–147 (2OT) Lauri Markkanen (47) Jusuf Nurkić (14) Isaiah Collier (9) Delta Center
18,186
5–8
14 November 18 @ L.A. Lakers L 126–140 Keyonte George (34) Jusuf Nurkić (10) Keyonte George (8) Crypto.com Arena
18,997
5–9
15 November 21 Oklahoma City L 112–144 Keyonte George (20) Jusuf Nurkić (10) Keyonte George (8) Delta Center
18,186
5–10
16 November 23 L.A. Lakers L 106–108 Keyonte George (27) Jusuf Nurkić (10) Keyonte George (8) Delta Center
18,186
5–11
17 November 24 @ Golden State L 117–134 Keyonte George (28) Jusuf Nurkić (9) Keyonte George (8) Chase Center
18,064
5–12
18 November 28 Sacramento W 128–119 Keyonte George (31) Jusuf Nurkić (11) Jusuf Nurkić (9) Delta Center
18,186
6–12
19 November 30 Houston L 101–129 Ace Bailey (19) Filipowski, Markkanen (8) Jusuf Nurkić (9) Delta Center
18,186
6–13
December: 4–6 (home: 2–4; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
20 December 1 Houston W 133–125 Lauri Markkanen (29) Jusuf Nurkić (9) Keyonte George (8) Delta Center
18,186
7–13
21 December 4 @ Brooklyn W 123–110 Lauri Markkanen (30) Filipowski, Markkanen (8) Keyonte George (10) Barclays Center
16,485
8–13
22 December 5 @ New York L 112–146 George, Markkanen (18) Lauri Markkanen (9) Isaiah Collier (7) Madison Square Garden
19,812
8–14
23 December 7 Oklahoma City L 101–131 Kyle Filipowski (21) Kyle Filipowski (10) Walter Clayton Jr. (9) Delta Center
18,186
8–15
24 December 12 @ Memphis W 130–126 Keyonte George (39) Jusuf Nurkić (17) Collier, George (8) FedExForum
15,502
9–15
25 December 15 Dallas W 140–133 (OT) Keyonte George (37) Lauri Markkanen (16) Isaiah Collier (8) Delta Center
18,186
10–15
26 December 18 L.A. Lakers L 135–143 Keyonte George (34) Kyle Filipowski (13) Isaiah Collier (13) Delta Center
18,186
10–16
27 December 20 Orlando L 127–128 (OT) Keyonte George (27) Kevin Love (16) Collier, George (9) Delta Center
18,186
10–17
28 December 22 @ Denver L 112–135 Lauri Markkanen (27) Jusuf Nurkić (14) Isaiah Collier (9) Ball Arena
19,887
10–18
29 December 23 Memphis L 128–137 Kyle Filipowski (25) Kyle Filipowski (13) Isaiah Collier (9) Delta Center
18,186
10–19
30 December 26 Detroit Delta Center
31 December 27 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
32 December 30 Boston Delta Center
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
33 January 1 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
34 January 3 @ Golden State Chase Center
35 January 5 @ Portland Moda Center
36 January 7 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
37 January 8 Dallas Delta Center
38 January 10 Charlotte Delta Center
39 January 12 @ Cleveland Rocket Arena
40 January 14 @ Chicago United Center
41 January 15 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
42 January 17 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
43 January 19 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
44 January 20 Minnesota Delta Center
45 January 22 San Antonio Delta Center
46 January 24 Miami Delta Center
47 January 27 L.A. Clippers Delta Center
48 January 28 Golden State Delta Center
49 January 30 Brooklyn Delta Center
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
50 February 1 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
51 February 3 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
52 February 5 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
53 February 7 @ Orlando Kia Center
54 February 9 @ Miami Kaseya Center
55 February 11 Sacramento Delta Center
56 February 12 Portland Delta Center
All-Star Game
57 February 20 @ Memphis FedExForum
58 February 23 @ Houston Toyota Center
59 February 26 New Orleans Delta Center
60 February 28 New Orleans Delta Center
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
61 March 2 Denver Delta Center
62 March 4 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
63 March 5 @ Washington Capital One Arena
64 March 7 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
65 March 9 Golden State Delta Center
66 March 11 New York Delta Center
67 March 13 @ Portland Moda Center
68 March 15 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
69 March 18 @ Minnesota Target Center
70 March 19 Milwaukee Delta Center
71 March 21 Philadelphia Delta Center
72 March 23 Toronto Delta Center
73 March 25 Washington Delta Center
74 March 27 @ Denver Ball Arena
75 March 28 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
76 March 30 Cleveland Delta Center
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
77 April 1 Denver Delta Center
78 April 3 @ Houston Toyota Center
79 April 5 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
80 April 7 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
81 April 10 Memphis Delta Center
82 April 12 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
2025–26 season schedule

NBA Cup

West Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Oklahoma City Thunder 4 4 0 512 437 +75 Advanced to knockout rounds
2 Phoenix Suns 4 3 1 463 432 +31
3 Minnesota Timberwolves 4 2 2 479 434 +45
4 Utah Jazz 4 1 3 433 518 −85
5 Sacramento Kings 4 0 4 430 496 −66
Source: NBA

Transactions

Trades

June 25, 2025[3] To Utah Jazz
Draft rights to Walter Clayton Jr. (No. 18)
To Washington Wizards
Draft rights to Will Riley (No. 21)
Draft rights to Jamir Watkins (No. 43)
2031 second-round pick
2032 second-round pick
June 29, 2025[4] To Utah Jazz
Jusuf Nurkić
To Charlotte Hornets
Collin Sexton
2030 second-round pick
July 7, 2025[5] Three-team trade
To Utah Jazz
Kyle Anderson (from Miami)
Kevin Love (from Miami)
2027 second-round pick (from L.A. Clippers)
To Los Angeles Clippers
John Collins (from Utah)
To Miami Heat
Norman Powell (from L.A. Clippers)

Free agency

Subtractions

Player Reason New Team Ref.
Jordan Clarkson Waived New York Knicks [6]
Johnny Juzang Minnesota Timberwolves [7]

References

  1. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  3. ^ Spyropoulos, Eric (June 25, 2025). "What Walter Clayton Jr. Brings to the Utah Jazz". NBA.com. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Center Jusuf Nurkić". NBA.com. June 29, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  5. ^ "Utah Jazz Complete Three-Team Trade with LA Clippers and Miami Heat". NBA.com. July 7, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  6. ^ "Utah Jazz and Jordan Clarkson Reach Buyout Agreement". NBA.com. June 30, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Utah Jazz Waive Johnny Juzang". NBA.com. June 30, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.