The first change confirmed in the NBA trade between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz is where each player moved. Minnesota sent Josh Green and cash considerations to Utah and received Cody Williams and John Konchar. NBA.com recorded the deal as an official trade in which the teams exchanged players, and John Konchar, one of the two players Minnesota received, was waived immediately after the trade.
Key Changes
The practical roster changes from this deal are that Josh Green and Cody Williams switched teams, while John Konchar did not remain in Minnesota. Minnesota added a young forward in Cody Williams, while Konchar was waived immediately after being acquired.
Cody Williams was selected 10th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft. During the 2025–26 season, he appeared in 67 games for Utah and averaged 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists. Accordingly, Williams was reported as a key asset Minnesota intended to keep, rather than simply a contract-management piece.
Looking only at the player movement, the deal was a Josh Green–Cody Williams exchange, but the outcome was different for each team.
Current Status
Josh Green moved to the Utah Jazz. He averaged 4.3 points for Charlotte during the 2025–26 season, while NBC Sports reported that he shot 42% from three-point range. In this deal, Utah acquired Green and cash considerations, while Minnesota received Cody Williams and John Konchar.
John Konchar is not currently described as remaining on Minnesota’s roster. His immediate waiver after the trade has been officially confirmed, but his next team has not been separately established. Therefore, Konchar’s next destination cannot be identified based on the currently confirmed information.
Minnesota was reported to plan to keep Cody Williams and waive-and-stretch Konchar’s contract, worth approximately $6.2 million. This means the deal needs to be viewed not only through player acquisitions and roster construction, but also through the handling of the contracts involved.
Impact
Minnesota’s decision to move Josh Green’s approximately $14.7 million expiring contract was connected to a salary-cap adjustment intended to bring the team below the second apron. NBC Sports and the Star Tribune described the move as part of the process of creating the financial room needed to pursue Jonathan Kuminga.
In other words, the impact of Minnesota’s trade was not limited to acquiring Cody Williams. By moving Green’s expiring contract and planning to waive-and-stretch Konchar’s contract, the team sought to adjust the financial space available for future roster construction. However, this trade alone does not establish whether Minnesota will acquire Jonathan Kuminga or what effect it would have on the team’s results.
The effect for Utah is different. Analysts said Utah could use Josh Green’s expiring contract to gain the financial flexibility to absorb larger salaries in future trades. Through this deal, Utah therefore added not only a player immediately but also contractual options for designing future trade structures.
Next Points to Confirm
There are four points to watch going forward.
- Minnesota’s official roster or team announcement explaining how it plans to use Cody Williams
- Whether John Konchar’s new team is officially determined after his waiver
- Whether Minnesota’s salary-cap adjustment leads to an acquisition of Jonathan Kuminga
- Whether Utah uses Josh Green’s expiring contract in a subsequent trade
The facts confirmed at present are the players involved in the trade, John Konchar’s immediate waiver, Minnesota’s financial-adjustment objective related to moving Josh Green’s expiring contract, and the future financial flexibility Utah gained. Any subsequent acquisition and Konchar’s new destination must be reconfirmed through official announcements from the teams involved.