The four-year NBA veteran has found an unexpected new home this offseason
The 2019 NBA Draft, at the time, was noted as one of the best in recent memory.
The top five picks consisted of Zion Williamson, Ja Morant, RJ Barrett, De’Andre Hunter, and Darius Garland, all guys who have made a good living in the league.
The 2019 lottery was filled with productive guys, as Coby White, Rui Hachimura, Cam Johnson, PJ Washington, and Tyler Herro all rounded out a solid group of top 13 picks, but there were a few question marks in the gaps.
With the sixth overall pick, the Minnesota Timberwolves selected Jarrett Culver. The 6-foot-6 wing out of Texas Tech had an impressive rookie campaign, averaging 9.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game, but he struggled to find consistency after that.
Culver spent the entire 2024-25 season in the G League, but he is now testing out a new route. Culver recently signed a deal with the Sendai 89ers, a Japanese team, for the 2025-26 season.
Nobody saw Culver signing a deal in Japan at the age of 26, even if he was a poor prospect coming out of college.
Obviously, Culver’s journey to the NBA may take him in the most unexpected direction, but hey, every player has their own destiny in the sport.
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