Remember when the Utah Jazz nabbed Grayson Allen out of Duke with the 21st pick in the 2018 NBA Draft? By no means was he the “sexiest” of first-round picks, but seeing as how Dennis Lindsey and Justin Zanik had struck gold with Donovan Mitchell the year prior, hopes were high.
According to most NBA draft pundits, the move was of the “meh” variety. In spite of having remained at Duke for four years under Mike Krzyzewski’s tutelage, Allen’s apparent obsession with tripping opponents called into question his on-court maturity.