Utah Jazz draft pick Jared Butler (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
The Utah Jazz pulled off a rare feat in the 2021 NBA draft: they traded out of the first round, and they landed first round talent anyway.
Fresh off a national championship with Baylor, Jared Butler was comfortably projected to be selected in the first round of the draft, with some publications predicting as high as a late lottery selection for the young floor general. Instead, Butler was this year’s casualty of the draft’s unpredictable nature, and he found himself slipping to the 40th overall pick, falling into the hands of the Utah Jazz.