While one of Utah’s rookies had the eyes of the nation on him Friday and Saturday night, Utah’s other rookie phenom watched. It’s a familiar scene for Royce O’Neale, who once seen as a footnote to a Utah Jazz offseason that will be remembered more for Gordon Hayward’s spurning of Utah than by shrewd moves made by Dennis Lindsey to reinforce Utah’s defensive identity. Royce O’Neale’s signing was low key even by Jonas Jerebko signing standards. Even googling the event takes some scrolling and possibly going to the second page of search results.
Utah’s other star rookie: Royce O’Neale
