Jorge Gutierrez: 15 G, 2 GS, 16.3 MPG, 4.1 PPG, 1.5 RPG, 2.0 APG, 0.67 SPG, 0.07 BPG, .463 FG% .250 3P%, .750 FT%, 8.76 PER, -0.3 EWA


After a strong preseason, the Nets let him go. After 35 games with the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League, he was called up by the Nets on March 6th. (Memo to undrafted rookies: that’s why you go to training camp.)
He signed two 10-day contracts with Brooklyn, and his solid play in garbage time earned him a non-guaranteed two-year contract.
Gutierrez plays smart and with a chip on his shoulder. He beat out the younger Marquis Teague for the team’s backup point guard role for a stretch in the second half of the season. He also became the fourth Mexican-American player in NBA history.
Though he needs to become a better shooter, Jorge Gutierrez exhibited a high basketball IQ and aggressive defensive style that Jason Kidd became fond of. His most memorable moment came when he earned himself an ejection and $15,000 fine for this hard foul on Bobcats forward Cody Zeller. If he makes training camp next season, it wouldn’t shock me to see him make the 15-man roster.