Back in June of 2015, the Utah Jazz were entering a (somewhat) pivotal offseason. The team had just shocked the world by finishing 19-10 during the final stretch of regular season, and rolled out the stingiest defense in the league during that stretch.
Armed with a late lottery pick and some cap space, they had a unique opportunity to make a big improvement on their record yet again. They went from 25 wins to 38, and the next step seemed to be a 50 win season.
When they were on the clock for the 12th pick of the 2015 NBA draft, the two best options on the big board happened to play on the same Kentucky Wildcats team.