Utah Jazz draft pick Jared Butler (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
Only time will tell, but the Utah Jazz might have owned the 2021 NBA Draft.
At 20 years old, Baylor product Jared Butler is suddenly a possible longtime partner in crime alongside 24-year-old two-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell in the Utah Jazz backcourt. Perhaps the 6-foot-3, 195-pound combo guard also serves as an immediate backup plan should Mike Conley bolt in free agency this offseason.
But wait, for there’s plenty more to like about the former four-star recruit who hails from Reserve, La.