During the offseason it’s OK for teams to carry as many as 20 players, but clubs must trim their rosters down to a maximum of 15 by opening night. In the meantime, some teams will hang around that 15-man line, while others will max out their roster counts. Some clubs may actually have more than 15 contracts that are at least partially guaranteed on the books. That means they’ll end up paying players who won’t be on the regular season roster, unless they can find trade partners.
With plenty more movement still to come, here’s the latest look at the Jazz’s roster size, the contract guarantee status of each player, and how each player came to be on Utah’s roster.
(Last Updated 2-18-16, 12:38pm)
Fully Guaranteed (15)
- Trevor Booker (F) — 6’8″/27 years old. Free agent signing.
- Trey Burke (G) — 6’1″/22 years old. Draft rights acquired via Timberwolves.
- Alec Burks (G) — 6’6″/23 years old. Drafted with No. 12 overall pick in 2011.
- Dante Exum (G) — 6’6″/20 years old. Drafted with No. 5 overall pick in 2014.
- Derrick Favors (F) — 6’10″/24 years old. Acquired via trade with Nets.
- Rudy Gobert (C) — 7’1″/23 years old. Draft rights acquired via Nuggets.
- Gordon Hayward (F) — 6’8″/25 years old. Drafted with No. 9 overall pick in 2010.
- Rodney Hood (G/F) — 6’8″/22 years old. Drafted with No. 23 overall pick in 2014.
- Joe Ingles (F) — 6’8″/27 years old. Claimed off waivers from Clippers.
- Chris Johnson (F) — 6’6″/25 years old. Free agent signing.
- Trey Lyles (F) — 6’10″/19 years old. Drafted with No. 12 overall pick in 2015.
- Shelvin Mack (G) — 6’3″/25 years old. Acquired via trade from Hawks.
- Raul Neto (G) — 6’1″/23 years old. Draft rights acquired via Hawks.
- Tibor Pleiss (C) — 7’0″/20 years old. Draft rights acquired via Thunder.
- Jeff Withey (C) — 7’0″/25 years old. Free agent signing.
10-Day Contracts (0)
- None
TOTAL ROSTER COUNT (15)
Playoffs? If this roster was in the East, certainly. I’m inclined to say they have a shot, even out West, but I don’t know that it’s a very good one. They face such an uphill battle in that conference.