Utah Jazz draft Baylor’s Jared Butler after trading out of first round
After swapping No. 30 overall for three second-rounders, the Jazz land a combo guard who led Baylor to the national championship, then call the pick a “no-brainer.”
(Darron Cummings | AP) Baylor guard Jared Butler cuts down the net after the championship game against Gonzaga in the men's Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Monday, April 5, 2021, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Baylor won 86-70.
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