8:53pm: Jones’ two-way deal is official, the Kings announced (Twitter link via James Ham of The Kings Beat). A league source tells Ham that Jones’ contract covers two years (Twitter link).
4:21pm: The Kings are signing free agent guard Mason Jones to a two-way contract, agent Ross Aroyo tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
Jones, who went undrafted out of Arkansas in 2020, has appeared in 36 total NBA games with the Rockets, 76ers and Lakers, averaging 5.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 10.7 minutes, with a career shooting line of .428/.357/.658. His last NBA stint came back in 2021/22 with Los Angeles.
Jones played for the NBA G League’s Mexico City Capitanes last season and had a brief stint playing in Turkey earlier in 2023/24. As Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 KTXL notes (via Twitter), the 25-year-old has been suiting up for Sacramento’s NBAGL affiliate in Stockton since December.
In 13 regular season games with Stockton this season, Jones has averaged 12.8 points, 6.2 assists and 3.3 rebounds in 27.9 minutes, with a scorching hot shooting line of .576/.522/.737. He’s an accomplished performer at the G League level, having earned a spot on the All-NBAGL First Team back in ’21/22 with the South Bay Lakers.
The Kings had an open two-way spot after promoting Keon Ellis to a standard deal, so no corresponding roster move will be necessary to add Jones.
I always liked this guy from when he was scoring alot in college