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Utah Jazz: 10 best scorers in franchise history

By Nathan Smith

Utah Jazz celebrates with teammate Greg Ostertag as head coach Jerry Sloan (far right) looks on during the Jazz 78-73 win over the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Jazz celebrates with teammate Greg Ostertag as head coach Jerry Sloan (far right) looks on during the Jazz 78-73 win over the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the NBA Finals at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. /
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4. Donovan Mitchell – 23.7 PPG

Donovan Mitchell is regarded as one of the best scorers in the NBA today, and even though he’s only been with the Jazz for five seasons, if he stays with the franchise, he could one day be considered among the elite like Karl Malone and John Stockton. A smaller guard, Mitchell is possessed with a deep bag and scoring ability on every level, and when his three point shot is falling, there are few players in the entire NBA that can match up with ‘Spida’.

The franchise just traded Rudy Gobert, and now the responsibility is on Mitchell to be more than just a scorer, but a leader of this entire organization, and if he can somehow improve on the offensive end with more spacing around him, we could be looking at a future MVP candidate.

As of now, Mitchell has averaged an impressive 23.7 PPG over his career, as he started his career strong right out of the gate, but as he matures, his game will too, and there’s no reason to believe that the New York native can’t grow and become one of the best scorers and players in Jazz franchise history.