What can he accomplish in Utah?
The 2025-26 Utah Jazz roster is complete and fully operational at last, and as we approach the waning moments of the 2026 NBA Summer League, this feels like an appropriate way to recognize the contributions of Utah's standout stars from Summer League, the players who will lace up for Utah in a part-time capacity via their two-way contracts, and those who just missed the cut.
Trey Alexander is the newest Utah Jazz two-way signee, as announced on Thursday, after he enjoyed a strong Summer League showing. A second-year player in the NBA, Alexander spent nine games with the New Orleans Pelicans as a rookie, where he posted promising averages of 50% three-point shooting and 5.2 points in 12 minutes per game.
In the Summer League, Alexander has been a steadying, if not slightly under-the-radar presence for the team.
Slightly lopsided in his production, Alexander's contributions were a bit of a mixed bag during the summer circuit, posting an exceptional steal count of six -- an absurd hit rate for just 24 minutes of competition in a role off the bench -- though he struggled to find his rhythm on the offensive end, finishing with just 2 points on 0-for-5 shooting.
It was a different story against the Clippers, where he posted 7 points on strong efficiency, 5 assists, and just one steal in similar floor time. He notched 13 points against the Wizards in his first game in Las Vegas.
His Summer League is over, after a rib contusion took him out of action on a stretcher, but he won his prize and will play NBA basketball this season.
He joins Tamar Bates and Blake Hinson on the two-way line.
Bates got his first taste of Jazz basketball this summer, joining the Summer League squad as an early two-way signee for Utah. After injuries kept him off the floor for the Denver Nuggets last season, he showed exactly what he's capable of delivering -- the pure, unfiltered flame of competition.
A spark plug on the court, Bates showed zero fear when up against some of the stars of the incoming class, including AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Caleb Wilson, and Keaton Wagler. He's a pest in all the best ways, and showed off his reliable shooting stroke with regularity. He'll be a fantastic addition to the two-way section of Will Hardy's depth chart.
And Jazz fans already know what to expect from Blake Hinson -- he's 3-and-D personified. That's exactly what he delivered in his minutes in the Summer League.
