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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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Joe Ingles OKC Raymond Felton
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – APRIL 21: Joe Ingles #2 of the Utah Jazz drives against Raymond Felton #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half during Game Three of Round One of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Vivint Smart Home Arena on April 21, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz beat the Thunder 115-102. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) /

4) Joe Ingles, SF — Australia

Whodathunk four years ago when Dante Exum was entering the league as a No. 5 overall pick with his own Adidas ad campaign that another, much older Aussie with male-pattern baldness — who was cut during training camp by the LA Clippers — would end up being the better player?

The jury may still be out on Exum, but that’s legitimately where things stand right now with Joe Ingles.

Slow-Mo’ Joe is proof positive that you can teach an old dog new tricks. All you need is the right dog. This past season, at age 30, he was arguably a top 10 player at his position league-wide. In his first year as a full-time starter, he averaged double figures and finished in the top five in the NBA in 3-point percentage for the second straight year.

Bottom line — Ingles has been a godsend for Utah. He’s stepped up and excelled in every role Jazz coach Quin Snyder has asked him to assume in his four years with the team and shown himself to be one of the game’s most multi-faceted talents. So what if running and jumping aren’t among said talents?!

Jazz stats: 324 GP (121 starts), 7.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.8 APG, .467 FG%, .440 3P%

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