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Counting down the Top 5 centers in Utah Jazz history

By Ryan Aston

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 8: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz speaks to the media after Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on May 8, 2017 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 8: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz speaks to the media after Game Four of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2017 NBA Playoffs on May 8, 2017 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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4) Greg Ostertag

I know what you’re thinking; “What?! Ostertag? How?!” I totally get it, too. After all, Greg Ostertag may have spent a record amount of days in Jerry Sloan‘s doghouse and was perpetually maligned by Jazz fans and the media alike throughout his career in Utah.

Nevertheless, the fact remains that he was a starter on the best teams in franchise history and a key cog on a squad that pushed Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls to the brink in two NBA Finals. Believe it or not, he also ranks as one of the league’s all-time leaders in blocked shots (38th in blocks per game, 46th in total blocks).

Given that production, as well as the fact that he was a late first-round pick (28th overall in 1995), you could argue that he was one of the best value selections in Jazz history.

Utah Jazz Stats: 700 GP, 4.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and one foray into Hollywood stardom.

Next: 3. Mehmet Okur

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