The results are in. And it was tight all the way. Ekpe Udoh slides into being the 12th most valuable player on the Utah Jazz Roster.
Udoh spent the last couple years playing in the Euroleague for Fenerbahce, arguably the 2nd best league in the world, where he had enough success to deem an NBA return. In 32 minutes last year, he averaged 12.1 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.2 blocks. He anchored the defense all the way to a Euroleague Championship and Final Four MVP.
Hopefully he lives up the reputation as being one of the best defenders that wasn’t playing in the NBA.