We are creeping closer to the end of this final NBA Tuesday listicle: it will end next week (shocker). Today, however, we travel across North America from Toronto to Salt Lake City, to take on the Jazz. The franchise spent just 5 seasons in New Orleans, so you won’t find any old-school guys on this list below. You will, however, see many familiar names—and some rather accomplished ones, too, so enjoy the read with tacos.

No. 10: Mehmet Okur, C/PF—45.0 WS (2004-2011)

We know you may be asking, “Who?!” Well, he was a second rounder in 2001 by Detroit, and he found his way to Utah after the Pistons won the 2004 NBA title. His only career All-Star season (2007) came with the Jazz, as he probably peaked the season prior (2006) with 9.3 WS. Overall in 7 seasons with the team, he averaged 15.3 ppg and 7.6 rpg, while also contributing 12.5 ppg, 8.9 rpg, and 1.0 spg in 32 playoff games.

No. 9: Deron Williams, PG—46.7 WS (2005-2011)

He was the No. 3 overall pick in the draft by Utah, but he didn’t even stick around for a full 6 seasons, getting dealt to the Nets for one of the guys on this list (see below). He was an All Star, however, in both 2010 and 2011 for the Jazz, so there’s that. He was pretty good, too: 17.3 ppg, 9.1 apg, 3.2 rpg, and 1.1 spg in 439 regular-season games in addition to 21.1 ppg, 9.6 apg, 3.7 rpg, and 1.2 spg in 44 postseason contests. Hard to gripe.

No. 8: Paul Millsap, PF—48.1 WS (2006-2013)

He was picked 47th overall by the Jazz, and he never made an All-Star team while in Utah. With the organization, he put up 12.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.1 spg, and 1.0 bpg in 540 regular-season games, but across 48 playoff matchups (only 4 starts), he only managed 9.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, and 1.1 bpg. That dropoff could be why the team decided to let him walk in free agency, only to see him be a 4-time All Star in Atlanta afterward.

No. 7: Derrick Favors, PF/C—52.7 WS (2011-2019, 2020-2021)

Acquired in trade during his rookie season (see above), he was originally the No. 3 overall pick in the 2010 Draft by the Nets. We should consider him a bust, since he never made an All-Star team in his entire career. With the Jazz, specifically, though, he tossed in 11.4 ppg, 7.2 rpg, and 1.3 bpg in 644 regular-season games. In the postseason (42 games), he was disappointing: 7.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg, and 1.0 bpg. He just never panned out.

No. 6: Jeff Hornacek, SG—55.0 WS (1994-2000)

After stints in Phoenix and Philadelphia, he settled in with the Jazz for the team’s most successful era ever: 14.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, and 1.3 spg in 477 regular-season games and 13.9 ppg, 3.4 apg, 3.2 rpg, and 1.1 spg in 100 playoff games (all starts). With him in the lineup, the team reached the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, only to come up short each time against a legendary dynasty. He was the third piece of a major puzzle in Utah.

No. 5: Andrei Kirilenko, SF/PF—68.2 WS (2001-2011)

In 10 seasons after coming over from Russia, he made the All-Star team in 2004 at age 22. Alas, his multifacted game didn’t enable any other accolades. However, his stat line is fun to peruse: 12.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.0 bpg, and 1.4 spg in 681 regular-season games with 10.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.9 bpg, and 1.2 spg in 45 playoff matchups. He topped the NBA in blocks once (2005), but he never really seemed to be able to dominate.

No. 4: Adrian Dantley, SF—76.3 WS (1979-1986)

The No. 6 overall pick in the 1976 Draft, he ended up in Salt Lake after quick-albeit-productive stints in Buffalo, Indiana, and Los Angeles (Lakers) in his first 2 seasons. With Utah, though, he found his groove and his home: 6 times an All Star (1980-1982, 1984-1986), twice a league scoring champ (1981, 1984), and our MVP pick for 1984 as well. The stats are nuts, too, in both the regular season and the postseason. Underrated!

No. 3: Rudy Gobert, C—86.6 WS (2013-2022)

For the 27th overall pick, he had a great run with the Jazz: 3 straight All-Star years (2020-2022), 3 DPOY vote wins (2018–2019, 2021), the 2022 rebounding champion, and the 2017 blocks king. We also gave him our DPOY nod in 2017 as well. He also led the NBA in various shooting-percentage categories multiple times as well. He averaged a double double for Utah while with the team, and throwing in a lot of blocks, too.

No. 2: John Stockton, PG—207.7 WS (1984-2003)

It’s quite a gap between No. 3 on this list and No. 2 here, isn’t it? Makes sense, though: 10 times an All Star (1989-1997, 2000), 9 consecutive seasons as the assists champ (1988-1996), 2 times a steal champ (1989, 1992), and the floor leader of those 1997-1998 Western Conference championship teams. He only scored when he had to, and he might be remembered as the best pure passer in the history of the NBA. Not bad.

No. 1: Karl Malone, PF—230.3 WS (1985-2003)

He was a 14-time All Star (1988-1998, 2000-2002), and he won the 1997 and 1999 NBA MVP votes. Yet we gave him our 1998 MVP nod; go figure. Oddly, he never topped the league in a major statistical category, either. Everyone knows he was a monster on the court, so the statistics are not needing to be put forth here, but he, too, put out a double double for his Utah career while starting 172 postseason games for the team.