Robert

Whaley

It’s possible Whaley would be invited to play for the Jazz’s summer-league team and be given a chance to again make the roster.

After getting in some legal trouble early on with teammate Deron Williams, Whaley was in coach Jerry Sloan’s doghouse most of the year. He finished his rookie campaign averaging 2.1 PPG.

Whaley was thrown into the Humphris-Araujo deal just to match the salaries. “It’s hard for me to say anything about Robert being waived. They make that decision,” Whaley’s agent, Michael Naiditch said. “But if they are going to waive him, the sooner the better.”

They don’t need him now that they have Rasho Nesterovic.

No fantasy value here.

Whaley might not even make the Jazz’s roster. “Robert is a rookie,” basketball boss Kevin O’Connor said, “and he’s got to learn his actions could cost the team something — and cost himself something.”

He swung at Adam Parada of the Lakers on Tuesday night.

With Greg Ostertag sustaining a calf injury, Whaley could get a few minutes as the No. 3 center next week.

He originally said his son got ahold of a knife and that he was injured taking it away from him. The real story is that he and Deron Williams were in a Park City “establishment” late when some sort of incident took place that resulted in Whaley’s hand being cut open. Nice. It will be interesting to see if the Jazz or NBA take any action against the two rookies. For the record, Whaley told police he was Bobby Williams, while Williams told them he was Torry Ellis.

He has no fantasy value, but at least he’s back with the team and not in jail for lying to the police.