Team: Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise · Age: 26 · Position: PF/C · As of: 2026-07-18
2026-27 median projection
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 6.0 | .580 | .700 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Nine-cat: no redraft value; injury-call-up stocks watch. Points: D-. Dynasty: 5.0/10 in deep leagues.
Role and evidence
Jones made the 2025-26 All-NBA G League First Team after averaging 22.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.0 steal, and 1.9 blocks in 30.0 minutes while shooting 61.6%. The G League player page lists him on a Detroit two-way contract; an NBA player update records the two-year two-way signing on February 10 after a brief waiver transaction.
He has an NBA-ready physical production profile but little spacing and a deep frontcourt ahead of him. His route is a Duren/Reed/Collins absence, followed by proving the G League rim finishing and block rate survive against NBA size.
Range
- Ceiling: wins a standard deal and reaches 15 minutes, producing useful FG%, rebounds, and one-plus block.
- Floor: remains an elite G League player with only scattered NBA call-ups.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Three seasons at Wenatchee Valley College (JUCO), then Idaho 2022-23 (19.4 PPG, 7.8 RPG, 1.7 APG — Big Sky Newcomer of the Year, Second-Team All-Big Sky) and Washington State 2023-24 (15.3 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 1.5 APG — First-Team All-Pac-12). Draft: undrafted (2024); signed a two-way with Sacramento on July 3, 2024.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24 | SAC | 40 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .651 | .639 | 0.4 |
| 2025-26 | 25 | SAC | 3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | .500 | 0.0 |
| 2025-26 | 25 | DET | 4 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .400 | 1.000 | 0.3 |
| Career | — | — | 47 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .633 | .650 | 0.4 |
Durability: No injury history of note. The thin NBA game counts are transactional: converted to a standard deal by Sacramento in March 2025, waived November 4, 2025, claimed by Detroit November 6, waived February 4, 2026, then re-signed to the two-year two-way on February 10. Trajectory: The NBA record is 47 games of elite-efficiency garbage time (.633 career FG%), while the 2025-26 G League record (22.2 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.9 BPG, .616 FG%, All-NBA G League First Team) shows a finisher-rim protector who has outgrown that level at 26. In 2026-27 he competes for the Motor City Cruise lead-big role and the first frontcourt call-up behind Duren, Reed, and Collins. He becomes fantasy-relevant only via a standard-contract conversion plus a Detroit frontcourt absence that hands him 15+ minutes, at which point he is a deep-league FG%/rebounds/blocks play. Career sources: ESPN career stats, Wikipedia, Basketball-Reference.
Open questions
- Does Jones keep a two-way slot after Harkless and Onyenso arrive?
- Can he defend NBA centers at 6-foot-8 without fouling?
- Is there enough shooting development to play him at power forward?