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Nets Sign, Waive K.J. Jones

October 16th, 2024 at 2:30pm CST by Dana Gauruder

OCTOBER 16: The Nets have waived Jones, the team announced today, putting him on track to report to Long Island this fall.

OCTOBER 15: The Nets have signed wing K.J. Jones to an Exhibit 10 contract, according to the RealGM transactions log.

Brooklyn’s agreement with Jones was first reported in late June, shortly after the draft. He appeared in one Las Vegas Summer League game for Brooklyn.

Jones played his college ball at Division II Emmanuel University in Georgia, where he averaged 26.2 points per game in back-to-back seasons. He scored more than 3,600 total points over the course of his five-year collegiate career and posted a shooting line of .482/.371/.868 across those five seasons, also logging career averages of 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per contest.

Jones was the only Division II prospect to receive an invitation to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this spring.

Jones will likely be waived and then join the G League’s Long Island Nets. He would be eligible for a bonus up to $77.5K if he stays with the G League team for at least 60 days.

Nets Agree To Exhibit 10 Deals With KJ Jones, Mark Armstrong

June 29th, 2024 at 7:41am CST by Luke Adams

June 29: Armstrong is joining the Nets on an Exhibit 10 deal, Adam Zagoria of NJ.com reports (Twitter link). The Nets currently have just one player signed to a two-way contract for next season (Jaylen Martin), so it’s feasible that Armstrong winds up competing for one of those two-way slots. Armstrong is a former four-star prospect with USA Basketball experience.

June 27: The Nets have reached an agreement on an Exhibit 10 contract with high-scoring Division II guard KJ Jones, according to Jon Chepkevich of DraftExpress.com (Twitter link).

Jones, who played his college ball at Emmanuel University in Georgia, has averaged 26.2 points per game in back-to-back seasons and scored more than 3,600 total points over the course of his five-year collegiate career. He posted a shooting line of .482/.371/.868 across those five seasons, also logging career averages of 5.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per contest.

As Chepkevich notes, Jones was the only Division II prospect to receive an invitation to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament this spring.

Villanova’s Mark Armstrong may also be joining the Nets’ offseason roster, with Jake Weingarten of StockRisers.com tweeting that Brooklyn has reached a deal with the former Villanova standout. However, there are no additional details on that agreement (ie. whether it’s for a two-way contract, an Exhibit 10 deal, etc.), so it’s possible Armstrong is just joining the team for Summer League for now.

The former Wildcats guard registered averages of 8.4 PPG, 2.4 APG, and 2.3 RPG on .417/.282/.776 shooting as a sophomore in 2023/24 before declaring for the draft as an early entrant.