SALT LAKE CITY – Following a handful of first-round flops, the 2025 NBA playoffs have more than lived up to expectations for basketball fans around the world.

The NBA game has become an increasingly international affair, but that didn’t prevent several players with Utah ties from making significant contributions in the sport’s most intense moments.

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Seven players with Beehive State ties have made an appearance in this season’s playoffs, with former Weber State star Dillon Jones reaching the NBA Finals as a rookie with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Damian Lillard – Milwaukee Bucks

The biggest star of the group, it’s hard to argue that Lillard suffered one of the worst blows any individual has seen during the 2025

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