Free agent shooting guard John Jenkins is headed to Europe for the 2017/18 season, having signed a contract with San Pablo Burgos of Spain’s ACB League, the team announced today (via Twitter). International basketball journalist David Pick first reported (via Twitter) that Jenkins was nearing a deal with the Spanish club.
The 23rd overall pick in the 2012 draft, Jenkins spent his first three NBA seasons with the Hawks, then had stints with the Mavericks and Suns. In 145 career regular season NBA games, the 26-year-old has averaged a modest 5.1 PPG with a .448/.364/.849 shooting line.
Having been waived by the Suns in January before his 2016/17 salary became guaranteed, Jenkins caught on with the Westchester Knicks, New York’s G League affiliate, to finish last season. He averaged 20.9 PPG in 16 games for Westchester, earning another training camp invite this fall, but was cut last month by the Hawks. Rather than returning to the G League, Jenkins will ply his trade overseas this season.