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On Friday, the Washington Wizards signed Jarrod Uthoff, a forward from the Memphis Hustle G-League team according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic.
The Washington Wizards are signing forward Jarrod Uthoff to a contract for the NBA restart, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 17, 2020
Uthoff has played 13 NBA games including four with the Memphis Grizzlies this season. He spent most of his professional playing career in the G-League for the Hustle, Texas Legends, Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Raptors 905. He also played with Russian team Zenit Saint Petersburg in the 2018-19 basketball season.
With the Hustle, Uthoff, averaged 19 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in 34 games played. He played three seasons at the University of Iowa before turning professional.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM KEVIN BROOM
Uthoff was one of the G League’s better producers this season — 26.0 points, 14.7 rebounds and 4.2 assists per 100 team possessions. His offensive efficiency was an outstanding 125 points produced per 100 possessions on a slightly above average usage rate of 21.1%.
At 6-9, Uthoff is a stretch-four who shot 36.7% from three-point range on good volume — 7.6 attempts per 100 team possessions. He also connected on 56.2% from two-point range and 79.0% on free throws. In other words, he can shoot.
Uthoff also rated as an above average G League defender — good steals and blocks for a frontcourt player.
His rating in my metric, PPA (in PPA, 100 is average and higher is better), Uthoff had a 157. His G League performance this season suggests someone who could be average or better at the NBA level.
While Uthoff may not be a long-term addition — he’s already 27 years old — he’s a good pick-up for The Bubble and it’s at least 50/50 that he’s brought back next season.