koufos was selected by the utah jazz with the 23rd overall pick in the 2008 nba draft. during his rookie season, he spent time in the nba d-league on assignment with the utah flash. he went on to receive two assignments to the flash during the 2009–10 season. in two seasons with the jazz, koufos played in 84 games and averaged 3.3 points and 2.2 rebounds.