The Utah Jazz have officially made several of their offseason transactions. Drew Eubanks, Svi Mykhailiuk, Johnny Juzang, and, most notably, Kyle Filipowski are all official members of the Jazz.
With the exception of Juzang, all of these moves were expected to be announced at one point or another since they already had an agreement in place. However, knowing the timing of these signings becoming official, there are definitely some takeaways from this.
Trading Lauri Markkanen was never in the Jazz's plans
Everyone already knew this when Markkanen's extension was announced. However, this factor contributed to why it took so long for the Jazz to sign these players, even though ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported well over a month ago that Eubanks planned to join Utah.
Teams also usually sign their picks not too long after they draft them. Markkanen was the big hold up only because of his extension, and that's in no way says anything bad about him.
Just, once the Jazz got that done, they had a clearer picture of where they wanted to go, and that meant signing most of their new players. It also means Markkanen's extension was the biggest domino from the very start.
The Jazz are maintaining cap flexibility for next season
Both Juzang and Mykhailiuk agreed to long-term contracts with no guarantees past the 2024-25 season. It's pretty easy to understand that the Jazz are making sure that they will have cap flexibility when the 2025 NBA Offseason starts.
The cap is expected to rise next year, and no one knows where exactly the Jazz will be in a year from now. For all we know, they may have gotten even closer to returning to the NBA playoffs, or they may have had their worst season as a team.
Having cap flexibility keeps their options open down the line. Mykhailiuk and Juzang could be long-term fixtures in Utah, but whether they are or not, they won't take too much of the cap room for years to come.
Who could take Utah's last spot?
With the players now having signed on the dotted line, the Jazz have one roster spot left. Technically, they don't have to sign anyone to meet the NBA's standard for roster spots filled in. However, they could still use this to their advantage.
The Jazz could get an asset out of that last spot. They could do this by acquiring players with little value from teams who have no use for them.
There wouldn't be much point to acquiring them besides getting another draft asset or two, but knowing what the Jazz's intentions are, that can't really hurt them.