If there’s a team in the NBA that’s committed to doing things its own way, regardless of the trends, it’s the Utah Jazz. While the whole of the Association is hyper-focused on going small and putting up points, the Jazz band is marching to a different drum beat.
They’ve got an old-school vibe; a determination to overwhelm the competition with their sheer size and soul-crushing defense. In that regard, Isaac Haas — the former Purdue big man who checks in at No. 18 on our Jazz rank countdown — may be tailor-made for the team.
Even as an undrafted rookie, Haas’ size and length put him in rarefied air league-wide.