Kansas' Peterson lands with Jazz at No. 2 pick in NBA draft - ESPN

The Utah Jazz selected Kansas guard Darryn Peterson with the No. 2 pick in the draft, adding a dynamic scorer to their young core as the franchise intends to make a leap to competitiveness after a lengthy rebuild.

It's the second consecutive year the Jazz used their lottery pick on a player who declined to visit Utah during the predraft process. The Jazz are encouraged by the progress of Ace Bailey, the teenager who was a second-team All-Rookie selection after they drafted him at No. 5 last year.

Peterson, 19, described himself as «super excited» to join the Jazz. He said he felt comfortable when he interviewed with Utah's contingent at the NBA combine in Chicago and again when members of the Jazz's front office traveled to his hometown of Canton, Ohio, to meet with him a second time days before the draft.

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«It meant a lot to me for them to come to my hometown and want to meet with me,» Peterson said on a video call with Salt Lake City media. «It was a great conversation. We talked about the little stuff that [the Jazz] have in store, and I can't wait to be a part of it.

»Now I know where my new home is. I'm super excited to get there and super excited to get to work."

Peterson averaged 20.2 points per game for the Jayhawks last season, the most ever by a freshman in Kansas history. However, his lone college season was tainted by mysterious medical issues that caused him to miss 11 games and make early exits in several others.

Peterson told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne in May that he dealt with severe cramping issues that doctors determined after the