Black Mamba 2.0? Jazz’s Darryn Peterson is trying to live up to Kobe Bryant’s legacy

The Utah Jazz front office must have been over the moon when their pick in the 2026 NBA Draft landed at #2. The 2026 draft class, as a whole, was very talented, but there was a clear top three: with Darryn Peterson, AJ Dybantsa, and Cameron Boozer all possessing the potential to change a franchise.

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