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Jazz's 2025 NBA Draft will forever be known as one that got away

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Kon Knueppel would have been a perfect fit on the Utah Jazz, but he went one selection too early.

Feb 3, 2026; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Utah Jazz forward Ace Bailey (19) in the first half against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images | Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

The Utah Jazz picked Ace Bailey with the No. 5 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, but Kon Knueppel went only one pick earlier. He already looks like a superstar in the making on the Charlotte Hornets, and the Jazz’s 2025 NBA Draft could forever be known as the one that got away, because he could have taken Utah to another level.