DECEMBER 23: Jones’ 10-day contract with the Mavericks is now official, the team announced today (via Twitter). It will run through January 1.
DECEMBER 22: The Mavericks are calling up guard Carlik Jones from their G League affiliate, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, who reports (via Twitter) that Jones is getting a 10-day deal via a hardship exception.
A 6’1″ guard, Jones went undrafted earlier this year after transferring from Radford to Louisville for his senior season. He put up 16.8 PPG, 4.9 RPG, and 4.5 APG in 19 games (37.5 MPG) in 2020/21 for the Cardinals and made the All-ACC First Team.
Jones spent training camp this fall with the Mavs, then reported to the Texas Legends, where he has started all 10 games he has played for Dallas’ G League team. He has averaged 20.2 PPG, 5.2 RPG, and 4.4 APG on .451/.324/.875 shooting in 30.8 minutes per contest.
Dallas has now completed two hardship signings and has reportedly lined up three more, even though the team only has four players currently in the health and safety protocols. The NBA’s new rules allow clubs to sign a replacement for each player who enters the protocols.
That could mean that another Mavs player will enter the protocols today or that one of the team’s previously-reported agreements has fallen through — we’ll have to wait for more clarity.
Is there still a limit on the number of 10 day contracts a team can have, or did that get changed with the new rules. Also, can a player sign more than two 10 dayers with the same team? Thanks.
I haven’t seen any indication that there’s a limit on the number of 10-day contracts a team can carry at once — Orlando’s at six, and Dallas will apparently get to six soon. But I think both could technically add more if they had more than six players in the protocols.
Not sure about the other rule. We’ll hopefully find out soon when Davon Reed’s and Alfonzo McKinnie’s second 10-days expire.
Thanks, Luke. Seems like they will have to let them keep signing 10-days, it would be pretty tricky with rosters if they had to convert to standard contracts.