Vitals
- Position: Guard · Height: 6-4 · Weight: 195
- Draft: Undrafted in 2025
- Experience: 0 seasons · Nationality: United States
- Contract: UFA-2028. Bates went undrafted in 2025 out of Missouri and spent his rookie season on a two-way contract with Denver. Utah signed him to a two-year, $1.4 million deal in the 2026 offseason.
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Role
Bates is a rookie shooting guard on a two-year, $1.4 million deal. The undrafted Missouri product shot 50/40/90 as a senior but missed three months of his rookie year with a foot injury. He is a 3-and-D developmental piece.
How he got here
Bates went undrafted in 2025 out of Missouri and spent his rookie season on a two-way contract with Denver. Utah signed him to a two-year, $1.4 million deal in the 2026 offseason.
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Roster and contract details via RealGM, October 2026. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.