Former Pacers shooting guard Trey McKinney-Jones will play in Japan during the 2018/19 season, according to Emiliano Carchia of Sportando. As Carchia relays, the Chiba Jets recently announced the signing of McKinney-Jones.
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McKinney-Jones, who went undrafted out of Miami in 2013, has bounced around since then, playing for professional teams in France, Israel, and Hungary, along with multiple G League stints. A handful of productive years for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants earned the 28-year-old a look from the Pacers last season. He spent training camp with Indiana, then signed a 10-day contract with the club during the season.
Although McKinney-Jones made his NBA debut last season, it was brief — he played just 74 seconds during his first and only game for the Pacers on February 23. He spent most of the year in Fort Wayne, averaging 12.0 PPG on .511/.403/.768 shooting in 36 G League contests (26.9 MPG). McKinney-Jones also played for the Spurs in the Las Vegas and Utah Summer Leagues this July.
This is the second time this week we’ve passed along word of a former NBA player heading to Japan for the coming season. Big man Jeff Ayres will reportedly spend the year with the Ryukyu Golden Kings.
Never heard of this guy
Must not be much of a college fan then