Last week, the Wizards signed Jarrod Uthoff, a 27-year old stretch-four who’d spent the 2019-20 season tearing up the G-League for the Memphis Hustle. It’s the kind of move that’s entirely routine in the NBA. Washington was down a few players and needed a body. Uthoff was doing well...bring him in.
I took a quick look at the numbers and concluded it was a solid pick-up. Maybe he’d contribute something in The Bubble and stick around for a year or two to fill out the end of the bench.
And then, I heard from a league friend who’d seen my analysis and was familiar with Uthoff since he transferred from Wisconsin.