With training camp closing in, the Utah Jazz have added two more names to the mix, signing center Ibrahima Diallo and guard Justin Harmon.
The team announced the pair of moves, though it did not disclose contract details. Given the timing and the nature of the signings, both are expected to be on Exhibit 9 or 10 deals as the Jazz begin gearing up for training camp and preseason ahead of the 2026-27 season.
Diallo and Harmon join former San Antonio Spurs wing Harrison Ingram, who was signed to a training camp deal at the end of August. That gives Utah a small group of camp bodies as the organization gets its roster in place for the start of preseason work.
Both players arrive after spending the last two seasons in the G League following their undrafted status in 2024. Harmon has been with the Jazz’s affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars, for the past two years. Diallo has split his time between the Westchester Knicks and the Austin Spurs, giving him three G League stops in as many seasons.
Harmon, listed at 6-foot-4 and 180 pounds and coming out of Illinois, turned in a productive season with Salt Lake City. He appeared in 10 games, averaged a little under 23 minutes per contest, and posted 10.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
He also spent time with the Jazz this offseason as part of the summer league roster, a sign that Utah saw enough to keep him in the organization.
Diallo, a 7-foot, 245-pound center from Central Florida, played 13 games for Westchester last season. He averaged 6.5 points and 6.8 rebounds while shooting better than 64% from the field.
The expectation is that both players will end up with the Salt Lake City Stars once the NBA regular season opens next month. The training camp contracts are not viewed as a path to the Jazz’s regular-season roster, but they do provide a preseason roster bonus that standard G League contracts do not.
Ingram is likely headed for the same outcome, collecting a little extra money before eventually being sent down to the Stars.
For now, Diallo and Harmon give Utah a couple more familiar G League pieces as camp approaches, even if their time on the Jazz roster is expected to be brief.
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