We knew the 2018 NBA Draft was going to be one of the most fascinating to watch in recent years, simply because anything could happen with picks 16-40. Players like Michael Porter Jr., Lonnie Walker IV, Robert Williams III and Keita Bates-Diop dropped dramatically. While others like Jerome Robinson, Troy Brown Jr. and Anfernee Simons heard their names called earlier than expected.
In the middle of all that was the Utah Jazz selecting No. 21 overall. After weeks of scouting, speculation and reporting the Jazz selected Grayson Allen out of Duke University.
Instant reaction by the casual fan wasn’t necessarily positive.