Feb. 10, 2026, 6:38 a.m. PT
It’s looking as if Lonzo Ball won’t be spending any time in a Utah Jazz uniform after being traded to the Jazz from the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead of last week’s NBA trade deadline. The Jazz are expected to waive the former UCLA Bruin, letting Ball choose his next stop.
Ball has struggled this season, shooting 30.1% from the field and averaging only 4.6 points per game with the Cavaliers this season, but there’s still interest in the former No. 2 overall pick. Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer says that the Golden State Warriors have “sights set on adding Lonzo Ball” once he hits the buyout market.
The buyout market deadline is March 1, giving Ball a few weeks to flesh out his decision. Joining the Warriors, Ball would back up Hall of Famer Stephen Curry and join Brandin Podziemski, De’Anthony Melton and Moses Moody in the Warriors’ backcourt.
Golden State is currently 28-25 on the season and sit in eighth place in the Western Conference. Warriors Wire writer Tommy Call III discussed Ball potentially joining the Warriors.
“Despite the NBA trade deadline coming and going with the Golden State Warriors landing Kristaps Porzingis in a blockbuster deal, Mike Dunleavy Jr. and Steve Kerr appear to be staying busy as the post-deadline buyout market heats up,” Call wrote. “After trading Jonathan Kuminga, Buddy Hield and Trayce Jackson-Davis at the deadline, the Warriors have a pair of open roster spots. With one of the spots set for two-way guard Pat Spencer, the Warriors could add Ball to their final remaining roster spot.”
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The Warriors would be Ball’s fifth NBA team, and his first time playing for a California team since being traded from the Lakers in 2019.