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Jazz Nightly Desk · transactions · Friday, September 25

Jonas Aidoo Joins the Utah Jazz Roster

Free agent→Utah Jazz
Jonas Aidoo
C · 23 · rookie
The move
Joins the Jazz
official roster · Sep 25, 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
20 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Jazz Nightly Desk · 17 min ago

Jonas Aidoo is now on the Utah Jazz roster as of Friday, Sep. 25. The 23-year-old center arrives from free agency with no prior NBA roster spot and no report on file ahead of the move.

The move

Jonas Aidoo joins the Utah Jazz, appearing on the club's official roster as of Friday, Sep. 25. He arrives from free agency, with no prior NBA roster spot on record. No report preceded the move; the transaction surfaced only through the roster listing itself. Aidoo is 23 and enters the league as a rookie center. The Jazz now count him among 20 players on the roster, a group that carries three two-way contracts beyond the standard 15.

The money

Aidoo's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day, so no cap figure or year count is available for him. Utah's overall books show $181.9 million committed across 15 contracts for 2026-27, a total that sits over the $165.0 million cap but under the $200.4 million tax line. The first apron stands at $209.0 million and the second at $221.7 million, leaving the Jazz room before either threshold.

The fit

Aidoo has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Utah frontcourt already anchored by Walker Kessler, who logged 30.8 minutes and 14.4 points a game last season, and Jusuf Nurkic, who played 26.4 minutes for 10.9 points. Lauri Markkanen led the team in minutes at 34.3, with Keyonte George close behind at 33.1. The roster now holds 20 players, including three two-way spots beyond the standard 15-man limit.

Is Jonas Aidoo a rookie?

Yes. He is 23 years old and has no NBA line from last season.

What is Aidoo's contract worth?

It is not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Where does Aidoo fit in the Jazz's center rotation?

He joins a group led by Walker Kessler, who played 30.8 minutes and scored 14.4 points a game last season, and Jusuf Nurkic, who played 26.4 minutes for 10.9 points.

Is Utah over the salary cap?

Yes. The Jazz carry $181.9 million across 15 contracts for 2026-27, above the $165.0 million cap but below the $200.4 million tax line.

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.

Jazz rotation

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Lauri Markkanen34.3 min · 26.7 pts
Keyonte George33.1 min · 23.6 pts
Jaren Jackson Jr.30.3 min · 19.4 pts
Ace Bailey27.6 min · 13.8 pts
Jusuf Nurkic26.4 min · 10.9 pts
Isaiah Collier25.7 min · 11.7 pts

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.