Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward (20) tries to dribble around a defender during an NBA regular season game against the San Antonio Spurs at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
SALT LAKE CITY — No one in early 1983 imagined the lumpy, mop-haired Cabbage Patch Kids doll would make history. For those who paid the original $19.99 purchase price, it was a steal, because soon the bidding got crazy.
Sometimes things have surprising value. But nobody needs to tell that to the Jazz. Shortly after Dave Checketts became the team’s president at age 28, both the Jazz and Cabbage Patch dolls were about to be discovered.