There are oft-used words when Dante Exum’s name is mentioned: potential, injury, hobbled, flashes, development, or, unfortunately, bust. His picture is practically next to potential in the dictionary. A high school aged player that entered the league with loads of hype, but lacking any hint of polish that comes through the seasoning of the NCAA, Dante Exum fell to the Utah Jazz as the Orlando Magic shocked fans as they selected Aaron Gordon over the 6’6 point guard who had drawn comparisons to another Orlando Great, Penny Hardaway.
Up until the offseason, every single one of those comparisons had felt as misguided as comparing another past Utah Jazz draft pick, DeShawn Stevenson, to the GOAT Michael Jordan.