Utah Jazz Waive Funk and Moore

SALT LAKE CITY (October 14, 2026) – The Utah Jazz have waived forwards Taylor Funk and Chance Moore.

About Taylor Funk

  • Funk (6-8, 230, Utah State) appeared in 41 games for the San Diego Clippers in 2025-26, averaging 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 26.2 minutes per contest, also totaling six games with 20-or-more points.
  • He has two years of additional G League experience with the Capital City Go-Go in 2024-25, also playing for the Go-Go and Maine Celtics during the 2023-24 season. 
  • A native of Lancaster, Pa., Funk played five collegiate seasons at Saint Joseph’s (2017-22) and finished his career at Utah State (2022-23).
  • In his lone season at Utah State, he averaged 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists, being named to the 2023 All-Mountain West Tournament Team and USBWA All-District VIII Team. 
  • He knocked down 219 three-point field goals for Utah State in 2022-23, which is the eighth-highest single-season total in school history. 

About Chance Moore

  • Moore (6-6, 210, West Virginia) played in 29 games last season for West Virginia, owning averages of 10.6 points on 53.1 percent from the field and 5.8 rebounds in 22.3 minutes per game.
  • In his final collegiate season, he logged 18 games in double-figure scoring with three double-doubles. 
  • He also played collegiately for St. Bonaventure (2024-25), Missouri State (2022-24), and Arkansas (2021-22). 
  • In 2024-25 at St. Bonaventure, he averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.3 steals in 34.0 minutes per game. 
  • A native of Brookhaven, Ga., he attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Ga.