selection criteria: The article discusses the 10 players with the best overall performance during their time playing for the team after entering the 21st century, and discusses it based on personal performance and team results. For some players who played continuously from the 1990s to after 2000, if they had outstanding performance after 2000 or their main playing period was after 2000, they will be discussed together with their performance before 2000.
Major team events in the 21st century:
html After the end of the 002-03 season, Malone left the team, Stockton retired, the Jazz ended the 18-year "black and white" period.04-05 season, Carlos Boozer joined the team.
05-06 season, Deron Williams joined the team. In the
06-07 season, the team reached the Western Conference Finals and lost to the Spurs 1-4.
13-14 season, Gobert joined the team.
17-18 season, Mitchell joined the team.
The Jazz in the 21st century have three stages. At the end of the " black and white double evil ", they reached the playoffs 4 times in a row, reaching the Western Conference semifinals at most. At the beginning of the 06-07 season, the Jazz entered the era of Deron and Boozer. After losing in the Western Conference Finals, the team was eliminated by the Lakers for three consecutive years. At this stage, the core of the team's internal and external players are Gobert and Mitchell respectively. Both of them have very outstanding personal abilities and have the opportunity to lead the team to achieve breakthrough results this season.
No. 10: Memit-Oku (474 games)
Data during his playing period:
15.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists
html Joined the team in the 004-05 season, played for 7 seasons, and was All-Star once.As a center, Okur and 's three-point efficiency and production are good, but this is also due to the era of tonnage-level insiders. In fact, Okur's ball-holding ability and speed are not ideal, but at that time In this environment, Okur, who is always on the outside, can get more opportunities.
As the team's main center, Okur helped the team reach the playoffs 4 times.
Ninth place: Al Jefferson (221 games)
Data during his playing period:
18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.6 blocks
html Joined the team in the 010-11 season and played for 3 seasons.Jefferson was the core player of the team during his playing period, and his personal performance was on the verge of an All-Star. The team had a poor record during his time there.
Eighth place: Andrei Kirilenko (681 games)
Data during his playing period:
12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 steals, 2 blocks
html Joined the team in the 001-02 season and played for 10 seasons, 1 2x All-Star, 3x All-Defensive Team, 1x block leader.Kirilenko was the team's main small forward during his playing days, and briefly became the team leader after Malone and Stockton left the team. Kirilenko was once a representative figure with comprehensive abilities. In the 2004-05 season, he won the league's shot-blocking title as a small forward. In 10 seasons with the team, he helped the team reach the playoffs 6 times.
Seventh place: Gordon Hayward (516 games)
Data during his playing period:
15.7 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1 steal
Joined the team with the 9th overall pick in 2011, played for 7 seasons, and was an All-Star.
Hayward joined the team during the Jazz downturn and gradually became the team's leader, helping the team return to the playoffs in the 16-17 season. During
's tenure, Hayward served as the core of the team, and his personal performance reached a fringe All-Star level.
Sixth place: Carlos Boozer (354 games)
Data during his playing period:
19.3 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1 steal
html In the 004-05 season, Boozer reneged on his verbal agreement with the Cavaliers , thus Joined the Jazz and played for 6 seasons, making 2 All-Star appearances and 1 third team appearance.In the second season after Boozer joined, the team selected Deron again. The two of them were like the Jazz's new "Malone and Stockton."
Boozer, as the core inside player, has helped the team reach the playoffs for four consecutive years.
Fifth place: Donovan Mitchell (278 games)
Data during his playing period:
23.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals
was selected by the Nuggets with the 13th overall pick in 2017 and was traded to the Jazz. Currently Played for 4 seasons and made 2 All-Star appearances.
Mitchell is only 185cm, too short as a shooting guard, and has mediocre organizational skills as a point guard. Even so, Mitchell can still play at an All-Star level every year.
The 24-year-old Mitchell is improving every season. This season, as the core player of the Jazz, he led the team to the best record in the league.
Fourth place: Rudy Gobert (545 games)
Data during his playing period:
12 points, 11.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 2.2 blocks
Was selected by the Nuggets with the 27th overall pick in 2013 and was traded to the Jazz. Currently playing for 8 seasons, 2 times All-Star, 3-time All-NBA Team, 4-time Defensive First Team, 2-time Best Defensive Player , 1-time block champion.
Gobert joined the Jazz during a period of drastic changes in the league. He has the innate conditions of a modern NBA perfect inside defensive player. At the same time, he is also one of the few players in the modern NBA who can show dominance through defense.
Third place: Deron Williams (439 games)
Data during his playing period:
17.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, 9.1 assists, 1.1 steals
Joined the team with the third overall pick in 2005. He played for 6 seasons and was an All-Star twice. 2 times All-Pro Second Team selection.
Deron played at an All-Star level in his second season after joining the league. Starting from the 2007-08 season, he averaged more than 10 assists per game for four consecutive years. During
's tenure, Deron served as the core of the team and led the team to the playoffs 4 times, and reached the Western Conference Finals in the 2006-07 season. At his peak, he was one of the best point guards in the league.
Second place: John Stockton (1504 games)
Data during his playing period:
13.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 2.2 steals
Joined the team with the 16th overall pick in 1984, played for 19 seasons, and was an All-Star 10 times , 11 times the All-NBA Team, 5 times the All-Defensive Team, 9 assists leaders, 2 steals leaders.
After entering 2000, the 37-year-old Stockton's status has begun to decline to a certain extent. In the last three seasons of his career, Stockton was frustrated and chose to retire after being eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for three consecutive years.
generally thinks that Stockton's scoring ability is poor, but in fact, he scored a total of 19,711 points in his career, almost reaching the 20,000-point mark. At the same time, his career shooting percentage is as high as 51.5% and his three-point shooting percentage is 38.4%, which are both very good levels.
First place: Karl Malone (1434 games)
Data during his playing period:
25.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.4 steals
Joined the team with the 13th overall pick in 1985, played for 18 seasons, 14 All-Stars, 14 times All-NBA team, 4-time All-Defensive team, 2-time MVP.
When entering the 21st century, Malone was already 36 years old, but he was still a top star averaging 26+10 per game.
Malone played for the Jazz for 18 seasons, leading the team to the playoffs for 18 consecutive years and the Finals for two consecutive years.
At the beginning of the 21st century, although Malone and Stockton have entered the twilight years of their careers, their remaining power is still there and they still led their teams to the playoffs for 4 consecutive seasons.
