Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, poses for photos after a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Isaac Hale, Deseret News
Sarah Todd covers the NBA and Utah Jazz for the Deseret News.
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The topic of what number Darryn Peterson would wear for the Utah Jazz was brought up just minutes after the Kansas guard was selected second overall Tuesday night in the NBA draft.
It wasn’t just that there was interest in what number Peterson would wear, but also that there was already a player on the Jazz roster — Kyle Filipowski — wearing No. 22, the same number Peterson donned through high school and college.
Peterson noted on draft night that he would need to have a conversation with Filipowski to see if there was anything he could do to get No. 22.
Turns out, an agreement was reached between the two Jazzmen...we just aren’t totally clear on what the terms of the deal were.
Darryn Peterson was asked by Sarah Todd if he had to give up anything to Kyle Filipowski to get #22:
“He wanted to keep it,” Peterson admitted on Saturday at his introductory press conference in Salt Lake City. “But he was willing to give me that, so I appreciate him for that, and I told him, like, it’s an honor. I’m thankful that he did it, and that’s his first assist to me.”
When pressed on what he had to give up in order to convince Filipowski to part with No. 22, Peterson didn’t say exactly, but laughed and intimated that there were certainly stakes to the agreement.
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, slaps hands with Brandon Lake, 14, of Layton, after a drill during a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, right, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, high-fives Kai Fischer, 15, after a drill during a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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A promotional shirt for Darryn Peterson awaits to be picked up by kids during a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, answers rapid-fire questions during a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz looks on as Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, speaks during a youth basketball clinic held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Azalea Padilla, left, 10, and her brother, Kaysen, 10, both of Salt Lake City, decorate pennant flags before a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, contests a shot from Kai Fischer, 15, as part of a drill during a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, watches kids shoot the ball during a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, high-fives kids during a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, runs a drill during a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, cheers as he breaks with kids at the end of a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, poses for photos after a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, signs a miniature basketball after a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, signs kids’ shirts after a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, signs a basketball card of himself from his college career after a youth basketball clinic for kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake and Junior Jazz, held at the Northwest Recreation Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, poses for a photo with his jersey along with, from left, Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, Will Hardy, head coach for the Utah Jazz, and Ryan and Ashley Smith, co-owners of the Utah Jazz and Smith Entertainment Group, after an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, poses with his jersey and his parents, Darryl Peterson II, right, and Natatia Peterson after an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, speaks as he’s joined by Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, and Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, speaks as he’s joined by Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, and Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, speaks as he’s joined by Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, and Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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From left, Austin Ainge, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, speaks as he’s joined by Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, and Ryan Smith, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, listens to a reporter’s question as he’s joined by Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, and Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, speaks as he’s joined by Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, and Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, smiles after a reporter’s question was answered as he’s joined by Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, and Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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An attendee takes a photo during an introductory press conference for Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, speaks during an introductory press conference for him held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, poses for a photo with his jersey along with Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, and Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, poses for a photo with his jersey along with Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, and Austin Ainge, left, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, during an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Ryan Smith, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, speaks during an introductory press conference for Darryn Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Austin Ainge, president of basketball operations for the Utah Jazz, speaks during an introductory press conference for Darryn Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, poses for photos with his jersey and Ryan Smith, right, owner of the Utah Jazz and CEO of Smith Entertainment Group, after an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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People walk past a screen showing Darryn Peterson, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, after an introductory press conference for Peterson held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
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Darryn Peterson, center, the No. 2 overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA Draft, poses with his jersey after an introductory press conference for him held at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, June 27, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News
So, Peterson will wear No. 22 for the Jazz and Filipowski will move to wearing No. 2. Blake Hinson, who was on a two-way contract with Utah last season and wore No. 2, will change to No. 11.
Peterson will make his debut in the NBA version of his No. 22 jersey at Salt Lake City Summer League on July 4, 6 and 7.
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