As per custom, I must announce that I am a Trey Burke homer. So much so that leading up to the 2013 NBA Draft I didn’t even bother scouting him because I had watched most of his NCAA games and knew that there would be no way possible for the Utah Jazz to snag the player of the year at #14.
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But on draft night Dennis Lindsey, with the help of Kevin O’Connor’s contacts, found a way to trade the #14 and #21 picks for the #9. Shabazz Muhammad, Tyrone Corbin’s combine pick for the late lotto, went over 12 months of media scrutiny and didn’t even show up to the green room.