The Utah Jazz are about to experience something they’ve never experienced in their franchises history: a bandwagon. Never before has Utah had such a rash of popularity. At this very moment, Donovan Mitchell is still trending on twitter worldwide. Donovan Mitchell is not just collecting accolades his rookie year like they’re pokemon, he’s changing the culture and image of the Utah Jazz to outsiders.
Take last year’s Utah Jazz team, even with a run that led Utah deep into the playoffs, more people were familiar with Joe Johnson’s heroics than Gordon Hayward’s scoring and Rudy Gobert’s defensive prowess.