Former No. 2 overall pick Jabari Parker works out for the Utah Jazz during free-agent minicamp
As the team looks to upgrade the end of its bench, it takes a look at an ex-lottery pick who was out of reach back in the 2014 draft, and who’s popular in Utah owing to his Latter-day Saint membership.
Boston Celtics forward Jabari Parker (20) looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Bucks won 117-113. (AP Photo/Jon Durr)
Eric is a West Valley City native and a graduate of Granger High School and the University of Utah who joined The Tribune in 2003. He hoards rescue cats and guinea pigs, reads historical fiction, watches British baking shows, and obsesses over 1980s hair-metal bands in his spare time.