We (probably) now know what number Jared Butler will wear for the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz guard Jared Butler speaks during a press conference at the Zions Bank Basketball Campus in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Butler was the No. 40 draft pick in the NBA. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

Ever since Jared Butler was drafted by the Utah Jazz last month, a big question for people who care about uniforms is what number Butler will wear, because he is unable to wear No. 12 like in college since it is retired by the Jazz for John Stockton.

On Saturday night, the question was presumably answered.

Nothing has been officially announced, but a video surfaced on Twitter of Butler at a photo shoot in a white Jazz jersey.

The number on it? 13.

Update: Looks like Jazz rookie Jared Butler (@J_Hooper11) will wear #13#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/dTpC3ZkT16

— Jazz Uniform Tracker (@JazzUniTracker) August 15, 2021

The last player to don No. 13 for the Jazz was big man Tony Bradley from 2017-2020. According to Basketball Reference, Butler will become the seventh player in franchise history to wear it, all of whom have played for Utah since 2002.

The others are John Amaechi, Mark Jackson, Keon Clark, Mehmet Okur and Elijah Millsap.

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