His NBA career fit inside one 10-day contract, and he made it count for Utah — signed in January 2016 from the Idaho Stampede, the San Diego State forward debuted against the Lakers that very night and finished the season with D-League All-Rookie honors. Fittingly, he had begun college with the Utah Utes before transferring to the Aztecs, where he averaged 10.3 points as a senior.
Steadier paychecks waited abroad. O'Brien scored 15.9 a game for the Agua Caliente Clippers, then built a durable career overseas with BC Astana in Kazakhstan, Monaco and Nanterre in France, and Tofaş in Turkey, where he signed in 2023.
HOW HE CAME & WENTUndrafted, he came up through summer league and signed with Utah on August 28, 2015, was waived that October, then came back on a 10-day contract in January and debuted the same night.
| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | UTA | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | — | — |
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