Utah Jazz News: Utah brings back former Jazzman, and new two-way contract

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According to Shams Charania, the Utah Jazz signed former Jazzman, Tony Bradley off free agency waivers.

The Utah Jazz have claimed center Tony Bradley off free agency waivers, sources tell ESPN. Bradley was the Jazz's No. 28 pick in 2017 and now returns where he spent his first 3 NBA seasons.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 17, 2026

With Jusuf Nurkic injured and Mo Bamba’s play less than impactful, the Jazz bring in Bradley, who can provide serviceable minutes while they wait for Nurkic’s return.

Like Charania mentioned, Bradley was picked in the first round by Utah and spent his first three seasons in Utah. Though he hasn’t been a dominant big, he’s proven he can be at the end of a rotation for an NBA team, and that’s valuable for the Jazz, who need some depth at center.

It’s not clear if Utah will play more minutes with Jaren Jackson Jr. at center, or if they’re going to continue avoiding Jackson minutes at the 5, but this allows them the option to do either. In their final game against the Suns, Utah dealt with foul trouble for both Jackson and Jaxson Hayes. Having Bradley would have been helpful for Utah to preserve players in foul trouble.

Also, this is a fun story. Bringing Bradley back to Utah is great for fans and allows them to root for a player from a previous era.

According to Keith Smith, the Utah Jazz converted forward Harrison Ingram to a two-way contract.

The Utah Jazz have converted forward Harrison Ingram to a two-way contract, a league source told @spotrac.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) October 17, 2026

This followed the Jazz waiving Jonas Aidoo and Tamar Bates.

We have waived center Jonas Aidoo and guard Tamar Bates.

Details 📰 https://t.co/jKrsLPJxLS#TakeNote

— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) October 17, 2026

Ingram brings some decent size on the wing and is worth investing time in to see if he can develop into a rotation player. There’s not much data on Ingram to reference, so we’ll see how he grows in the Jazz system.