Former Utah Jazz center Greg Ostertag wants to see the Jazz win an NBA championship.

Ostertag, selected 28th overall in the 1995 draft, played 756 regular-season games and averaged 4.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 blocks. He ranks fourth in franchise history with 1,253 blocks. He started for the 1997 and 1998 teams that reached the Finals, posting 2.0 blocks per game in 1996-97 and helping limit opponents inside during those playoff runs.

His value came from rim protection and physicality in Jerry Sloan's system. There he matched up against Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson, Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal without needing high usage or scoring volume. That role fit a roster built around Karl Malone and John Stockton. It remains the type of anchor the current Jazz frontcourt still lacks.

The Jazz have cycled through multiple rebuild phases since Ostertag retired after the 2005-06 season. Yet the franchise has not advanced past the first round since 2009-10. Current guard Keyonte George averaged 24.1 points and 6.9 assists in 2025-26 while shooting improved splits. The team still sits far from contention.

Utah holds multiple future first-round picks and will evaluate its young core this offseason before deciding whether to accelerate the timeline or continue accumulating assets. Any path to a title will require at least one more high-impact addition in the frontcourt.

Ostertag's comment underscores how the 1990s Finals appearances still define expectations for a franchise that has waited nearly three decades for another deep run.