Josh Green Traded to Jazz

Josh Green is headed to the Utah Jazz in a three-player swap ESPN's Shams Charania reported Saturday. NBA.com posted the note at 4:54 a.m. The Minnesota Timberwolves send Green and cash to Utah for Cody Williams and John Konchar. Minnesota is expected to keep Williams, the No. 10 pick in 2024, and waive-and-stretch Konchar, Charania's sources told ESPN. Moving Green's $14.7 million deal is the point. It opens the taxpayer mid-level exception so Minnesota can sign Jonathan Kuminga.

theScore filled in the box. Green, 25, averaged 4.3 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 42 percent from three in 58 games last season. Minnesota had just acquired him from Charlotte in the LaMelo Ball trade in June. Williams, 21, averaged 8.8 points, three rebounds, and two assists in 67 games in 2025-26 and started 41 of them. Konchar put up 4.4 points, 2.1 assists, and 1.5 steals in 56 games between Utah and Memphis.

Why did the Timberwolves trade Josh Green?

Salary, then the roster. Charania said Utah wanted another 3-and-D wing. Minnesota wanted Green's number off the books. Sportsnet wrote that the Green-for-Williams swap, plus stretching Konchar, saves about $2.5 million and lets Minnesota stay under the second apron while signing Kuminga. Heavy, citing The Athletic's Jon Krawczynski, added that cash is going to Utah with Green. The basketball pitch is secondary. The apron math is the story people type.

Green was a rotation player on the 2023-24 Dallas Mavericks team that made the NBA Finals, Sportsnet noted. Last year's 4.3 points per game was his lowest since his rookie year. Utah is buying the wing who still knocks down 42 percent of his threes. Minnesota is buying a 21-year-old former lottery pick and a stretch of Konchar's money.

What the Josh Green trade means

Williams gets a new home before camp. Konchar is expected to be waived and stretched, Charania said. Green becomes a Jazz 3-and-D piece. Kuminga, already reported as a Timberwolves signing, is the reason the deal exists. Search Josh Green trade and you get Jazz, $14.7 million, and a lottery pick coming back the other way. That is the whole board until the league processes it.

Smacktok already had an offseason contract thread with the Bennedict Mathurin-Pelicans agreement and a Shaedon Sharpe injury watch in Portland. This one is a cap move dressed as a trade. Green to Utah. Williams to Minnesota. Konchar on the stretch. Camp is next.

Josh Green trade FAQ

Was Josh Green traded? Yes. Shams Charania of ESPN reported Saturday that Minnesota is sending Green and cash to Utah for Cody Williams and John Konchar.

Who did the Timberwolves get for Josh Green? Cody Williams, the No. 10 pick in 2024, and John Konchar. Minnesota is expected to keep Williams and waive-and-stretch Konchar.

Why did Minnesota trade Josh Green? To move his $14.7 million salary and open the taxpayer mid-level exception for Jonathan Kuminga, per Charania's reporting on ESPN and NBA.com.