Sell Me On Your Favorite Jazz Draft Prospect

It’s happening right now in the Utah Jazz front office. The front office is holding workouts with different players, reviewing notes from those workouts, discussing player rankings, and conducting background research. On top of that, they’re likely taking calls on the #2 pick from teams wanting to trade up, while also trying to figure out if there’s a way to move down if they want to get their guy one pick later.

Here’s my pitch for the guy I want the Jazz to take, Darryn Peterson.

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He’s the most talented player in the draft, and that set of talents includes incredible shooting:

Whether it’s off the bounce or on the catch, he’s a deadeye with a lightning release. But it goes beyond simply off the bounce or on the catch, Peterson has incredible body control and balance. He can pull up like SGA or prime Harden in the midrange with impressive stopping power and then pulls up for a soft-touch jumper. That body control comes into play at every spot on the floor. He’s Steph-esque with his ability to shoot it at any time, from any spot, and decimate the opponent.

He’s a better passer than you think.

Yes, his 1.6:1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio has given the boxscore scouts ammo to claim he can’t make the plays necessary to win. He can make the corner pass, the pocket pass, the lob to the big, easy dumpoff. He consistently played within the offense and made the right play. The context of his passing is that the team wasn’t asking Peterson to constantly set up teammates, they were asking him to score. And if there’s one thing that Peterson can do at a spectacular level it’s score the ball. But don’t get it twisted, there is a part of Peterson’s game that will flourish with NBA spacing and NBA shooting around him, and that’s his passing. It would not be surprising to see him easily evolve into a 5+ assists per game player.

He’s a great defensive player and would also add defensive identity to the Jazz.

Peterson averaged 1.4 steals per game in 29 minutes. It’s something that gets mentioned with everything he does, but he did that while dealing with injuries and the cramping issues…

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Publish date : 2026-06-15 04:00:00

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