It goes without saying that the Utah Jazz have been in pursuit of a reliable stretch-four player for quite some time. Such a figure would fit well in Quin Snyder’s offense and would provide the Jazz with much-needed spacing and an additional scoring weapon on that end of the floor.
In that long-held quest for an ideal playmaking power forward, the Jazz and their fans have had their eyes on several different players, some realistic, some not so much. However, two years ago there was a guy that the Utah Jazz were purportedly pursuing rather heavily and many Jazz fans were tantalized by the prospect.