When you’re a top-five NBA Draft pick on a team that rarely selects higher than the mid-to-late first round, you’re inevitably going to face some lofty expectations. Such has been the case for Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum. And while a devastating knee injury in 2015 altered his trajectory, the 21-year-old is starting to come around.
After missing the entirety of last season, the Aussie phenom is showing flashes of the potential that warranted his top-five selection. They may not be coming as fast or furious as some fans would like, but it’s still a night-and-day difference from when he entered the league as a 19-year-old.