Full disclosure — I’m a Jonas Jerebko fan. I still contend that big things were in store for him had he not suffered a ruptured Achilles ahead of his second year with the Detroit Pistons. Nevertheless, the 31-year-old has managed to carve out an impressive career for himself as a solid player on some good teams.
It was more of the same this season; Jerebko was the embodiment of the Utah Jazz’s “next man up” mentality throughout the 2017-18 campaign.
Let’s rewind.
When Utah inked Jerebko to a two-year deal last July, the signing didn’t exactly set Jazz Nation ablaze.