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Austin Ainge can\u2019t remember the first time he saw Darryn Peterson play basketball. Over the years and especially over the last few weeks he\u2019s watched so much film that he nearly has Peterson\u2019s high school and college games memorized. <\/p>\n

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The Jazz have had scouts and executives who have been mesmerized and intrigued by Peterson for years, but all of the watching, gathering of intel and following along culminated in two really important days.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday the Jazz selected Peterson with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft, but they knew for sure he was who they wanted a few days ago, a decision that was solidified on Saturday when the Jazz brain trust traveled to Canton, Ohio \u2014 Peterson\u2019s hometown \u2014 to meet with Peterson and his family.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt meant a lot to me for them to come to my hometown and want to meet with me,\u201d Peterson said shortly after the Jazz drafted him. \u201cI was super excited when my agent told me that\u2019s what they wanted to do, and it was a great conversation. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about the new stuff that (they) have planned and in store, and I can\u2019t wait to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ainge, Avery Bradley, Justin Zanik and Danny Ainge made the trip to Ohio in order to make sure that Peterson was exactly who they thought he was. They wanted to meet his family, talk to him in a place where he felt comfortable and also spend a little time selling him on the idea of joining the Jazz.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were comfortable with him in the (NBA predraft) combine, and we\u2019d been in great communication with his group and talking about everything. We just wanted to be a little extra sure,\u201d Austin Ainge said. <\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s just go out and see him and see where he\u2019s from, get to know him even better and just make sure that if we ended up with him on draft night, that we have the best plan from Day 1.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Jazz decision makers made sure to tell Peterson about the fanbase, about how they have been selling out the Delta Center even as the team has tanking and rebuilding for the last four years. <\/p>\n

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They told him about the current team, about the offense head coach Will Hardy wants to run, about the movement Peterson would be involved in and about how much they believe in his potential.<\/p>\n

Peterson got a chance to ask questions and to listen and be himself. He showed off some of the new tattoo work he\u2019s gotten this summer. <\/p>\n

He got excited about the potential of playing next to Keyonte George and having a dynamic backcourt partnership. He got excited about being on a team that is ready to win games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about our team and our program and how he would fit, and he shared how excited he would be to be with us if it went that way on draft night,\u201d Ainge said. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we talked about his family and what we would do if he ends up with us, and we all left very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Peterson, the Jazz getting to know his family was meaningful because he cares deeply for them. Their emotion showed on Tuesday night as both his mother and grandfather shed tears as his name was called by NBA commissioner Adam Silver as the Jazz\u2019s pick.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey know all the hardships and stuff that we\u2019ve been through, and for them to be here with me means a lot,\u201d Peterson said of his family on draft night. <\/p>\n

\u201cTheir emotions showed. Just the love for me is unconditional, and I feel the same way about them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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