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Weekly Run podcast: Will Jazz fans fall in love with Grayson Allen, the most hated man in college basketball?

Duke's Grayson Allen makes his way to the stage after he was picked 21st overall by the Utah Jazz during the NBA basketball draft in New York, Thursday, June 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

Over the past four years, few college basketball players have been as polarizing as Grayson Allen.

Should the reputation he earned at Duke follow him to Utah? Or will Jazz fans fall in love with this year’s first-round draft pick? This episode of the Weekly Run podcast breaks it down.

At 2:25 — Jazz fans have been slow to warm up to a number of draft picks over the years. The case of Grayson Allen is all at once the same and very different.

At 4:30 — What did the combo guard do to impress the Jazz front office during his pre-draft workouts?

At 8:30 — Will the rookie have a place in the rotation next season?

At 11:40 — Are Allen’s tripping incidents a serious red flag?

At 18:00 — Draft sleepers that could make fans regret the pick and question marks about Allen’s NBA game.

At 22:00 — Good and bad lottery matches and why Dallas won the Luka Doncic-Trae Young trade.

At 28:00 — Summer League storylines and Tony needs money for soup.

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