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Year in Review: 11 top storylines in Utah sports in 2018

SALT LAKE CITY — 2018 was quite the year in Utah sports.

From individual highs to career performances to teams going where no (or few) teams have gone before, the sporting landscape changed in many ways over the past 365 days.

Here are our staff's 10 favorite moments from the past year as we turn our attention to 2019.

Yes, the Utah Jazz officially took the first-round NBA draft pick from Louisville in the 2017 NBA draft.

But Mitchell’s star was ignited in the 2018 calendar year, leading the Jazz to an unlikely playoff berth, a first-round series win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, and snagging NBA Slam Dunk champion honors along the way.