Jazz Ship Cody Williams, Konchar to Minnesota for Josh Green
Utah cuts bait on a former lottery pick and clears the runway for its young guards. Green comes back as a career 39% shooter and salary filler.
Fewer wings ahead of him in Utah's rotation; upside just grew.
- Williams: 8.8 pts, 17.9 FPTS/G in 67 games (2025-26)
- Green: career 39% from three, 9.2 FPTS/G last year
- Konchar: 4.4 pts, 4.3 reb across 56 games (2025-26)
- Green ranks #371 overall in our model right now
- 53 days until the season tips off
The Jazz have made their call on Cody Williams, and it's not the one Utah hoped for when they spent a lottery pick on him. Williams and veteran glue guy John Konchar are heading to Minnesota, with sixth-year shooting guard Josh Green coming back the other way. Williams put up just 8.8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists across 67 games last season (2025-26), good for 17.9 fantasy points per game and a #242 overall rank in our model.
The move is as much about the cap sheet as the court. Green, a career 39% three-point shooter who ranks #371 overall in our rankings after averaging 4.3 points and 9.2 fantasy points per game in 2025-26, is here to make the salaries line up and give Utah a modest bench boost. Think eighth or ninth man, not a 25-minute-a-night rotation piece.
Why Utah Pulled the Trigger
Williams never turned the corner in Salt Lake. Out-physicaled as a rookie, marginal growth in year two, and a rough summer league in both Salt Lake and Vegas — the front office decided the ceiling wasn't worth the roster spot. Sometimes a scenery change unlocks a young prospect, and Minnesota is betting it can be the one to find the version of Williams that flashed early on.
This has the feel of Utah's Collin Sexton–Jusuf Nurkic swap from a year ago: addition by subtraction. Nothing was wrong with the player, exactly — the fit just wasn't there. Green defends serviceably (career Defensive Rating of 117) and shoots it accurately if not at high volume, so he slots in cleanly as a low-usage role guy.
The On-Court Ripple
The real story for Utah isn't Green — it's who benefits from the vacated minutes. Clearing Williams and Konchar out of the wing rotation opens things up for Darryn Peterson, Ace Bailey and Keyonte George. That's the direction this franchise is pointed: young, ascending, and unbothered by moving veterans who don't fit the timeline.
Bailey is the name to circle. He put up 13.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 72 games last season (2025-26) for 24.5 fantasy points per game, ranking #147 overall. His last five games ran 3.6 fantasy points above his season average — a small but encouraging trend heading into a year with more runway in front of him.
The Fantasy Fallout
Winners: Bailey and George. Every wing Utah subtracts is a possession that flows toward the guys they're building around. Bailey is the priority stash in deeper leagues — his #147 rank should climb if the minutes materialize, and the recent form uptick suggests he's ready for more.
Losers: Cody Williams' fantasy managers. His last five games were oddly hot (+13.2 fantasy points vs his season average), but he's walking into a Minnesota depth chart where his path is unclear at best. Konchar carried real streaming value late last year — his final five games ran a wild +20 fantasy points over his average — but that was largely opportunity-driven, and Minnesota is a crowded room.
Green, meanwhile, is a non-factor for fantasy in Utah. An eighth or ninth man on a rebuilding roster with a 9.2 fantasy points per game baseline (2025-26) and a -5.7 recent form dip isn't a rosterable asset outside of the deepest formats.
Bottom line: don't chase Williams or Konchar into their new homes yet, and don't touch Green at all. The actionable move is watching Ace Bailey. If he takes the extra minutes and runs with them, you'll want to have been early. Fifty-three days until we find out.
