8:56pm: The Bulls have officially signed Jones to his standard contract, the team announced in a press release.
7:12pm: The Bulls plan to convert Carlik Jones‘ two-way deal into a standard contract that covers the rest of 2022/23, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
As K.C. Johnson of NBC Sports Chicago notes (via Twitter), Jones will fill the opening that was created when the team waived veteran guard Goran Dragic. The Bulls will have an open two-way slot once Jones is officially promoted to the standard roster.
Jones, 25, was a rookie last season after going undrafted out of Louisville. He appeared in five NBA games in 2021/22 on 10-day hardship deals with the Mavericks and Nuggets, but spent most of his rookie year playing with the Texas Legends, the Mavs’ G League affiliate.
Jones played for the Bulls’ Summer League team in 2022 and was later signed to an Exhibit 10 deal, but was waived before the season started. He signed a two-way deal with Chicago in December, appearing in two games for a total of 23 minutes.
The second-year guard has spent the majority of ’22/23 with Chicago’s G League affiliate, the Windy City Bulls, averaging an impressive 26.1 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 7.4 APG and 1.4 SPG on .489/.356/.800 shooting through 16 regular season games (39.3 MPG). He was on our list of five G League players making bids for NBA call-ups due to their strong performances, and now that has come to fruition.
Jones competed in the G League’s Next Up Game last month, which was essentially its version of the All-Star Game.
Did they have an open roster spot?
I believe it’s Dragic’s spot. They released Tony Bradley after picking up Beverly.
Rather keep dragon than this kid
This is useless. Why do they need another point guard? They just cut Dragic because they have too many… smh
Billy refuses to play adult sized lineups already, so let’s add another guard, why not scoop Bo Cruz or Isaiah Roby for this spot, javonte 6’4” power forward Terry Taylor 6’4” power forward and then a confused look when teams grab 48 offensive rebounds vs us, I hate being a fan of this franchise, worst owners in American sports history
Carlik is one of the best players in the G League. League leader in scoring. Well deserved
Very happy to see him rewarded. Carlik has worked his way up the hard way. He didn’t skip any step and has truly earned his way into this. A terrific kid and player who has gotten better every season since starting out at Radford.
Melo,Mo Harkless,or Favors
Championship move right here