Salt Lake City Stars Acquire Tanner Holden in Trade with the Texas Legends

SALT LAKE CITY (October 13, 2026) — The Salt Lake City Stars, the official NBA G League affiliate of the Utah Jazz, announced today that the team has acquired the rights to forward Tanner Holden from the Texas Legends, the G League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. In return, Salt Lake City will send Texas their own second round pick in the 2026 NBA G League Draft.

About Tanner Holden

Holden and Jazz guard/forward Brice Sensabaugh were teammates at Ohio State during the 2022-23 season.

Holden (6-6, 200, Wright State) appeared in 20 games (6 starts) for Texas during the 2024-25 season, owning averages of 9.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 26.0 minutes per contest.

Went undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft after playing a total of five collegiate seasons–four at Wright State (2019-22, 2023-24) and one at Ohio State (2022-23).

Recorded 2,003 career points during his time at Wright State, which is the third most in program history.

In his senior season at Wright State, Holden made 32 appearances (29 starts), averaging 16.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists in 33.2 minutes per game.

Named to Horizon League All-Freshman Team (2020), Horizon All-League First Team (2021, 2022), and Horizon All-League Third Team (2024).