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Jazz Nightly Desk · transactions · Monday, September 21

Hayden Gray Leaves Utah Jazz Roster

Utah JazzOff the roster
Hayden Gray
G · 23 · 1 seasons · 6.0 ppg 2025-26
The move
Leaves the Jazz
official roster · Sep 21, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Jazz payroll
$181.9M
over the cap · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
18 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Jazz Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Hayden Gray is off the Utah Jazz roster, a move confirmed by the team's official roster on Monday. No injury report entry preceded the move.

The move

Hayden Gray, a 23-year-old guard in his second season, leaves the Utah Jazz roster. The move goes from Utah to off the roster, detected from the official roster on Monday, Sep 21. No injury report entry preceded it. The Jazz now carry 18 players on the roster, against a standard limit of 15 plus three two-way spots.

The money

Gray's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing or a departure by a day. Utah's payroll sits at $181.9M across 15 contracts for 2026-27. That is over the $165.0M cap but under the $200.4M tax line, with the first apron at $209.0M and the second apron at $221.7M.

The fit

Gray played one game last season, logging 24.8 minutes with 6.0 points, 0.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist. Utah's backcourt minutes last season went to Keyonte George at 33.1 minutes and 23.6 points, Bez Mbeng at 32.8 minutes and 8.1 points, and Kennedy Chandler at 32.3 minutes and 15.0 points. The Jazz roster now stands at 18 players.

Why is Hayden Gray off the Utah Jazz roster?

The move was detected from the official roster on Monday, Sep 21. No injury report entry preceded it, and no other reason is announced.

What is Hayden Gray's new contract worth?

Not announced. His contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag by a day.

How did Hayden Gray play last season?

He appeared in 1 game in 2025-26, playing 24.8 minutes with 6.0 points, 0.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist.

By the Jazz Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

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Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.