Jazz Make Key Free Agency Moves | NBA News

The Utah Jazz are making strategic moves ahead of free agency, extending a qualifying offer to Walker Kessler worth $14M for one year — keeping his rights in Salt Lake City while giving him a safety net if negotiations stall. The Jazz reportedly offered him a five-year, $140M deal, but his camp believes he’s worth even more and may prefer a shorter contract. Meanwhile, the Jazz declined to extend qualifying offers to Elijah Harkless and Oscar Tshiebwe, making them unrestricted free agents — with Harkless possibly returning via a two-way deal and Tshiebwe, who’s ineligible for another two-way contract, likely heading elsewhere. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/34a7c371ff72e99d