Free-agent swingman Calbert Cheaney won't be back in a Denver Nuggets uniform next season.

Denver general manager Kiki Vandeweghe said he was told Tuesday that Cheaney had reached an agreement with the Utah Jazz. Vandeweghe previously had expressed interest in re-signing Cheaney this summer, but he admitted Tuesday that wasn't a likely scenario because of the Nuggets' salary structure.

Denver is well above the salary cap and its primary need is a backup center.

Kevin O'Connor, Utah's vice president of basketball operations, said no agreement had been reached with Cheaney, but he admitted he had talked with Cheaney's agent Michael Higgins.