18 Facts About Dante Exum

1. Dante Exum throws the lob high in the air and Rudy Gobert brings it down thunderously with the two-handed jam.

2. Dante Exum sends a lob to Rudy Gobert but it goes through Gobert's hands and into the hoop for two points.

3. Dante Exum drives the lane and sneaks a pass around Clint Capela, finding Derrick Favors for the emphatic two-handed slam.

4. Dante Exum throws a lob to Derrick Favors who finishes with a two-handed slam.

5. Dante Exum was trained in a sports training institution in Australia called the Australia Institute of Sports which is run by the Australian government.

6. Dante Exum still has future value to the Jazz and could be a huge asset to the team.

7. Dante Exum was selected by the Utah Jazz with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.

8. Dante Exum chose to bypass college and was ultimately selected by the Jazz with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 draft.

9. Dante Exum was born on 13 July 1995 and is an Australian professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.

10. Dante Exum is a passionate supporter of the Essendon Football Club, who compete in the Australian Football League.

11. Dante Exum has a twin sister, Tierra, who is an international elite gymnast.

12. Dante Exum averaged 18.2 points and 3.8 assists per game, over nine games at the 2013 FIBA U19 tournament, and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

13. On 4 August 2015, Dante Exum sustained a severe knee injury while playing for Australia.

14. Dante Exum appeared in one game for the Jazz during the 2015 NBA Summer League before departing the team in order to join the Australian national team for their European tour.

15. On 26 June 2014, Dante Exum was selected by the Utah Jazz with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.

16. On 28 January 2014, it was announced that Dante Exum signed with agents from Landmark Sports and that he would declare for the 2014 NBA draft.

17. Dante Exum competed for Lake Ginninderra in the Australian National High School Basketball Championships in December 2013, and helped them win the eventual title.

18. Dante Exum was born in the Melbourne suburb of East Melbourne to American parents.