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Utah Jazz rank: The top 10 international players in team history

By Ryan Aston

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 5: the Utah Jazz looks on during the game against the Orlando Magicon March 5, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 5: the Utah Jazz looks on during the game against the Orlando Magicon March 5, 2018 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Enes Kanter Big Al Jefferson Utah Jazz 2012 Media Day
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – OCTOBER 01: Enes Kanter #0 and Al Jefferson #25 of the Utah Jazz poses for a portrait during Media Day at Zions Basketball Center on October 01, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Copyright 2012 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

8) Enes Kanter, F/C — Turkey

This probably won’t be a popular choice, and I totally understand why. Not only did Enes Kanter fail to live up to his status as a No. 3 overall pick, but he also forced his way out of town and burned as many bridges as he could in the process.

Having said that, Kanter developed nicely over his nearly four years in Utah. With Al Jefferson and Jazz developmental drilling him in the post, he acquired the skills that made him one of the best inside scorers in the game.

Also: he dropped the mic once —

Now, Kanter is one of the league’s few legit double-double machines.

He still can’t guard a tree stump or stop a man in cement shoes from getting to the tin, but he’s really good at the things he does do and has made a ton of money as a result.

Jazz stats: 265 GP (87 starts), 9.3 PPG, 5.9 RPG, 0.4 BPG, .501 FG%, .744 FT%

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