That’s why the former No. 7 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, after four unremarkable or worse NBA seasons, came to Utah on a minimum salary deal; it’s because of what he hasn’t experienced, rather than what he has.
“A lot of players came here and played and have definitely gotten better,” Mudiay said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference introducing him to the local news media. “And that’s something that I wanted to do.”
Mudiay has never been in the playoffs, a point he brought up multiple times during the presser. He hasn’t played with a point guard with both on-court talent and veteran savvy.