Mavericks signal ahead Derrick Jones Jr. – NBA Weblog – NBA Basketball Weblog
The Dallas Mavericks have signed ahead Derrick Jones Jr.
Jones (6-6, 210) holds profession averages of 6.3 factors, 3.2 rebounds and 18.7 minutes in 344 video games (97 begins) with Phoenix, Miami, Portland and Chicago. Over 22 profession postseason video games, together with 15 performed throughout the Warmth’s run to the NBA Finals in 2020, he has averaged 2.0 factors in 7.5 minutes.
“We’re excited to welcome Derrick to Dallas,” mentioned Mavericks Basic Supervisor Nico Harrison. “Derrick has at all times showcased a team-first strategy together with his means to adapt his sport to enrich his teammates. His versatility on each ends of the ground will permit us to make the most of his skillset and athleticism in a wide range of totally different lineups.”
The seven-year veteran received the AT&T Slam Dunk contest at NBA All-Star in 2020, and his block proportion of three.7 ranked sixteenth within the league throughout the 2020-21 season. Jones went undrafted in 2016 earlier than signing with the Suns. He noticed time within the G League in 2016-17 and 2017-18 with each the Northern Arizona Suns and Sioux Falls Skyforce, and averaged 16.3 factors, 6.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.6 blocks and 30.2 minutes throughout each seasons.
Jones performed one 12 months at UNLV in 2015-16 and averaged 11.5 factors, 4.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 30 video games (15 begins). He completed the season because the Runnin’ Rebels’ second-leading scorer, and he scored in double figures 18 occasions, together with 5 video games with no less than 20 factors.
He’ll put on No. 55 for the Mavericks.