 He was drafted in the second round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz (In reality, the Jazz selected Junie Lewis in the second round of the 1989 NBA Draft).Cuthbert hustled his way into the starting line-up of the Jazz for a brief time, playing 29 games his first season, starting in 7 of them.Always giving 117% (though his recent training diary mentions he has been giving "between 110 and 114%"), Cuthbert was mostly known for diving for loose balls, taking charges and fouling out.