Former first-round pick Chandler Hutchison signs G League contract

Former first-round pick Chandler Hutchison has signed an NBA G League contract, according to our JD Shaw (Twitter links), who reports that the forward is being acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce, the Heat‘s NBAGL affiliate.

Hutchison, 25, has appeared in a total of 103 NBA games for the Bulls, Wizards and Suns since being selected 22nd overall by Chicago in the 2018 draft. After averaging 20.0 PPG with a .359 3PT% in his final college season at Boise State in 2017-18, he has struggled to score consistently at the NBA level, recording 5.4 PPG on .442/.309/.643 shooting in 17.4 minutes per contest.

Following two-and-a-half seasons with the Bulls, Hutchison was traded from Chicago to Washington at the 2021 trade deadline, then was flipped to San Antonio in the five-team offseason blockbuster that included Russell Westbrook and Spencer Dinwiddie. The Spurs waived him and Hutchison caught on with the Suns in the fall, signing a two-way contract with the defending Western Conference champs. However, he was cut by Phoenix last month after logging just 22 total minutes in six games.

Hutchison has seven career G League appearances, but those all occurred while he was on a standard or two-way NBA contract and was assigned to the NBAGL. This is the first time he has signed an outright G League contract without an NBA team holding his rights.

Any NBA team with an available roster spot (or a hardship exception) would be free to call up Hutchison if he impresses during his stint with the Skyforce.