Utah Jazz

Covers the 6 tracked contracts at the top of this cap sheet — not the full 15-man roster · methods →

RebuildingApron exposureLow
Front Office Brief

UTA carries $82.6M of tracked production (26th of 30) against $98.6M of true cost, netting −$16.0M of surplus (4th of 30).

Tracked production$82.6M
Tracked true cost$98.6M
Net surplus−$16.0M
Tracked contracts6
FSI gradeC · 63/100
Build around Isaiah Collier

With −$0.3M of surplus from Isaiah Collier and −$16.0M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Utah Jazz · Franchise Strategy IndexExperimental
Overall63/100C

Weighted profile led by cap flexibility (98/100).

Roster quality15/100F

$82.6M of tracked production ranks 26th of 30 tracked teams.

Cap flexibility98/100A

$98.6M committed at the below-apron tier — room to operate.

Asset base88/100A

−$16.0M of aggregate surplus ranks 4th of 30 tracked teams.

Championship window44/100D

Blend of 15th-pct production now and 88th-pct surplus to build on.

Downside risk (inverse — higher is safer)82/100B

16% of spend sits in negative-surplus money (light concentration).

Optionality71/100B

0 positive-asset contracts plus open cap sheet.

Roster thesis

UTA carries $82.6M of tracked production (26th of 30) against $98.6M of true cost, netting −$16.0M of surplus (4th of 30). That profile reads rebuilding: an overall C-grade roster (63/100) whose defining trait is cap flexibility (98/100).

Best asset
Isaiah CollierFairly priced

Isaiah Collier is the surplus engine: −$0.3M on $3.9M, 1.0 marginal wins of production.

Worst liability
Lauri MarkkanenPaying a premium

Lauri Markkanen is the drag: −$8.7M under water on $204M still owed over 4 years.

Apron exposure
Tracked booksLowMajority of tracked salary sits below the apron — no penalty multiplier, $98.6M of clean cap.
Next Decision

Build around Isaiah Collier

With −$0.3M of surplus from Isaiah Collier and −$16.0M team-wide, the live question is how to convert flexibility into a second star while the surplus window is open.

Warning

Strategic warning

Biggest tail risk is stagnation — a C-grade profile that doesn't add a difference-maker while the surplus holds.

Utah Jazz · Cap Sheet6 contracts tracked

This is BOW’s curated slice of Utah Jazz’s books, not the full roster — totals below cover only the 6 tracked contracts shown here.

Tracked cap committed$98.6M
Production value$82.6M
True cost$98.6M
Total AASV−$16.0M
Tracked cap hits
Model Assumptions

AASV = wins × $/win − cap hit × apron multiplier. Set the knobs to your own front-office judgment — every number on this page updates live.

$3.5M
What one marginal win costs on the open market.
1.50×
How much a first-apron team's dollar really costs (tax bill, shrinking roster tools).
2.00×
The punitive tier — frozen picks, no salary aggregation, repeater tax.
Best valueFairly priced
Isaiah Collier

$3.9M cap hit

−$0.3M AASV

Biggest holePaying a premium
Lauri Markkanen

$46.4M cap hit

−$8.7M AASV

PlayerCap hitAASVVerdict
Lauri Markkanen$46.4M−$8.7MPaying a premium
Walker Kessler$22.0M−$3.6MPaying a premium
Ace Bailey$9.9M−$1.8MPaying a premium
Taylor Hendricks$8.4M−$0.7MFairly priced
Keyonte George$8.0M−$0.8MFairly priced
Isaiah Collier$3.9M−$0.3MFairly priced