on september 26, 2017, braun was signed by the utah jazz of the nba as a part of their training camp roster. braun participated in two pre-season games for the jazz before getting waived on october 7, 2017. on october 23, 2017, braun joined the salt lake city stars, the utah jazz g-league affiliate. in 45 games played for the stars, braun averaged 10.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game.