The Utah Jazz have not had a player win Rookie of the Year honors since 1981. That was 37 years ago. Lucky for Jazz fans, one of the main reasons for that drought has been continued long-term success. Very rarely has the team drafted a player high enough that you would expect them to be an immediate contributor.
The winner in 1981 was one Darrell Griffith. As a 22-year-old rookie, Griffith averaged 20.6 points per game. He scored over 20 points an impressive 50 times that season, including nine games over 30 points.
There are many comparisons to Griffith and current Jazz Rookie of the Year hopeful, Donovan Mitchell.