Although the Utah Jazz have been holding pre-draft workouts for several weeks now, few of the premiere collegiate prospects have made their way to the team’s practice facility as of yet. In that regard, the Jazz workout sessions had a different feel on Wednesday.
Participating in a solo audition for Jazz brass, potential lottery pick Dejounte Murray was among the five potential draftees in town for the team’s mid-week round of pre-draft workouts. His presence at the Zions Bank Basketball Center stole the spotlight from popular local prospects who were also in the building.
This wasn’t simply a byproduct of Murray’s status as, arguably, the best prospect to work out for the Jazz to date, however.