SALT LAKE CITY — Are the Utah Jazz good at drafting players?
In a quest to answer that question ahead of the 2020 NBA draft, in which the Jazz hold the 23rd pick, I decided to go back and look at the Jazz’s first-round draft picks of this millennium.
A few things should be noted before we get into the weeds. I’m not evaluating the Jazz’s ability to make draft-night deals that pay off. I’m not looking at the team’s success and whether it hinged on one player’s production. League success is about a lot more and has a deeper construction than just draft picks.