Former Wichita State center Jaime Echenique has signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards, according to a release.
Echenique, a native of Barranquilla, Colombia, will have the opportunity to become the first Colombian born player in the history of the NBA as soon as Thursday night against the Cavaliers.
“It would be great for my country, I’m not going to lie. It would be a big representation to have a Colombian player in the NBA,” Echenique said in an interview with NBC Sports Washington. “To be honest, personally I’ve never took the emphasis of being the first, the second or the third because it doesn’t matter if you make it, it’s if you stay.