After two trips to the NBA Finals, a pair of MVP awards for Karl Malone, and two decades of perspective, the Utah Jazz’s mountain logo now represents some of the most significant moments in franchise history. But it wasn’t always beloved. When team owner Larry H. Miller asked the Hall of Famers in the mid-’90s about changing the team’s logo, the Utah Jazz’s biggest stars weren’t fans of the idea.
“I said, Nope,” Hall of Fame point guard John Stockton recalled later. “I know my opinion. I didn’t want to change anything. The Yankees don’t’ change logos. That was my attitude.