Isaiah Collier’s G-League explosion rocketed him back to the Jazz

When the Utah Jazz picked up USC’s star point guard and top player in his high school class, Isaiah Collier, with the 29th pick in this past NBA Draft, a small earthquake must have been detected in the Salt Lake Valley.

Isaiah Collier—yes, the top player in the ‘23 recruiting class—somehow fell out of the lottery, tumbled through the teens, and was finally snagged by the awaiting arms of the Utah Jazz. For Collier, draft night was an unmitigated disaster. For his new team, that same night was an unbelievable success.

In only a few weeks of NBA exposure, Collier’s image has come out a bit fuzzy. He’s averaging 3.5 points and 3.3 assists per night in his 16-minute allotment but has shown…