Kyle Filipowski's Brother Drops Shocking Allegations About Jazz Rookie's Girlfriend

Utah Jazz rookie Kyle Filipowski has had one of the strangest starts to an NBA career. Although the seven-footer is a promising talent, he is at the center of a worrying storyline that could jeopardize his future with the Jazz.

Kyle's brother Daniel alleged that Caitlin Hutchinson, Kyle's fiancée, had been grooming him for marriage since high school, through X.

“1. My brother is a victim and was unfortunately a “perfect” pawn and target for this girl’s long-running scheme based on his human characteristics and growing potential as a high-level prospect that began to play out in 2019, exactly when she began pursuing him,” Daniel claimed.

Hutchinson reportedly began dating Filipowski in his mid-20s while the Duke alum was still a teenager, according to recent accounts of their relationship. The couple announced their engagement on April 18.

“Kyle…myself, your entire family and friends love you and are here for you!” Daniel continued. “I have received so much awareness and support from families who have had a child fall victim to this same terrible and perverse progression of psychological control and manipulation and my heart…”

Filipowski, who averaged 16 points and eight rebounds in four stretches with the Blue Devils, normally would have been a first-round draft pick, especially in a weak class like this. However, the 20-year-old mysteriously fell to Utah in the second round. There are reports that his relationship may have been a big factor in why he fell short in the draft.

Unfortunately, the rabbit hole of this grooming story only gets deeper.

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The first domino to fall occurred when ESPN draft pick Johnathan Givony publicly pointed out the strangeness surrounding Filipowski's stock drop, via The Lowe Post podcast.

“NBA teams are talking about how they were questioning the fact that his girlfriend was much older than him, and why he was estranged from his family because of this whole situation. It's a very, very strange situation. Personally, I don't understand why it would cause him to fall to the second round like that.”

This led to comments about X from Daniel and Beth Filipowski, the siblings' mother. They both revealed the grooming allegations, which caused the internet to investigate.

A key clue is Kyle's prom photo, which shows the two together when he was underage, via James Dator of SB Nation.

“Filipowski was born in November 2003,” Dator explained. “At the time of this photo, he was 17 and Hutchinson was (probably) 25 or 26. Even if we assume the first time they met was at that prom, this is still an adult dating a minor. However, a now-deleted comment on Filipowski's prom photo of Hutchinson read, “One year with my favorite person.”

“That would mean they started their relationship when he was 16 and she was probably 24 or 25,” Dator continued.

Hutchinson's social media shows her graduating from Alabama in 2018 and graduating from high school in 2015. Meanwhile, “Flip's” family was nowhere to be seen during the NBA draft festivities.

Filipowski and his girlfriend have yet to respond to the allegations.