Should the Utah Jazz actually give Josh Primo a chance?

Should the Utah Jazz give disgraced ex-Spurs player, Josh Primo, a chance?

Some takes are so bad that they don’t really need to be answered. But we’re going to answer them all the same. No, the Utah Jazz should not give disgraced NBA prospect Josh Primo a second chance. Now, is Primo to the Jazz really in the works? No.

In fact, there is no sign that the Jazz, let alone any other NBA team, is seriously considering bringing Primo into the fold, and for good reasons. Primo was unceremoniously released by the Spurs after allegations of inappropriate behavior surfaced.

According to reports, a therapist with the Spurs reported that Primo had flashed her up to nine times. She also alleged that the Spurs did nothing when she first reported his behavior. Eventually, Primo was released by the Spurs, and both Primo and the Spurs settled lawsuits filed by the therapist.

To say that Primo has a lot of baggage coming with him would be an understatement, especially as there remain accusations that Primo has done this elsewhere. But reports are popping up that the disgraced first-round pick is attempting a comeback.

Primo was seen playing a pickup game of basketball with NBA players Kevin Huerter, and Kevon Looney, and due to Primo’s involvement, many think he’s making a comeback.

Casey Keirnan of AM Hoops is suggesting that the Utah Jazz of all teams could use Primo, especially considering they only have one true point guard on the team in Collin Sexton. And frankly, Sexton isn’t a “real” point guard.

And while Keirnan isn’t wrong that the Jazz are thin at point guard, what he fails to realize is that Primo isn’t a point guard by any means. In San Antonio, he played shooting guard and small forward, two positions the Jazz have an overabundance of.

Primo isn’t a point guard, nor is he an efficient passer. He’s also a bad three-point shooter. If the treatment of women wasn’t bad enough, and by the way, that’s all the reason you need to pass on Primo, but if that wasn’t bad enough, his inability to score from outside in the modern NBA is all you need to pass on him.

Primo isn’t talented, or efficient enough from three to warrant a shot on the Utah Jazz’s roster under normal circumstances. But with his treatment of women also a consideration, he’s far from someone the team should look to bring in.

Sure, people deserve second chances, and sometimes people can change, but if we’ve found anything out about pro athletes, very rarely do they change. Let someone else try and fix Primo, the Jazz have other work to worry about.