Utah Jazz: 10 best scorers in franchise history
By Nathan Smith
The Utah Jazz have been a successful franchise since the day they entered the NBA, and while they’re yet to bring an NBA Championship back to Salt Lake City, the amount of iconic players to don the Jazz Note is incredibly impressive. The 90’s were a standout era for Utah, and if it wasn’t for Michael Jordan, would have seen the franchise potentially capture one or two NBA Championships, but as an organization, as far as individual success goes, the Jazz are one of the best in NBA history.
Many iconic players and Hall of Fame names have represented Utah over the years, but as we know, scoring the basketball is the most important thing in winning NBA games. Thankfully for Utah, over the years they’ve had plenty of incredible scorers, and today, we are going to breakdown the 10 greatest in franchise history, with a few obvious names, and a couple of ones that may surprise you.
10. Bojan Bogdanovic – 18.3 PPG
Bojan Bogdanvoic may surprise some people, but in his early three seasons with the Utah Jazz, Bojan has been incredible from beyond the arc, and pairing with Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell has allowed him to piece together some success while flying under the radar of those bigger names. Bojan benefits from all the attention going to the rest of his team, as well as hoisting seven three point attempts per game, and while his days in Utah may be numbered, it’s hard to argue how impressive he’s been thus far in his Jazz career.
Unlike Spida, Bojan likely isn’t going to be in Utah for the long term, so Jazz fans should enjoy his exploits while they can, as he is widely considered to be one of the most underrated players in the NBA today. A good defender and a sharp shooter, there are plenty of players around that can do what Bogdanovic does in today’s NBA, but in Jazz history, there aren’t many players who’ve scored as consistently right out of the gate as he has.