SALT LAKE CITY — Trivia-loving Utah Jazz fans will get a kick out of one particular tidbit regarding newly drafted Grayson Allen’s bio from his playing days at Duke.
This past season, Allen became one of just three players in Blue Devils history to earn All-ACC Academic honors. That’s only part of the fun fact. Amile Jefferson was one of the others. Oh yeah, some neatly coiffed guy from Seattle named Quin Snyder was the other smart baller from Duke.
Now that the Jazz made him their 21st pick of the NBA Draft this week, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard has an even stronger tie to Snyder in Utah.