The Pistons signed the former King s backcourt star with a two-way contract. He was just cut by the Thunder?

According to Shams, the Detroit Pistons will sign backcourt player Colby Jones, who received a two-way contract from the Pistons. Previously, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards completed a deal, and the Thunder sent Dillon Jones and a second round pick to the Wizards, and exchanged Colby Jones from the Wizards. After completing the deal, the Thunder chose to cut Colby Jones, who has been in free agent since then.

Jones was born in May 2002 and is 23 years old. He is the backcourt player selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 34th pick in the second round in the 2023 NBA Draft. According to data from the 2023 joint trial precursor test, Jones' bare feet are 194.5cm tall, wingspan is 203cm, standing height is 262cm, and weight is 90.5kg. The former Xavier backcourt player had almost no chance of playing when he played for the Kings, spending most of his time in the NBA Development League. Although he is considered to be a high-ripe player, Jones has not shown his talents in the NBA field at all. By the end of last season's trading date, Jones was also sent to the Wizards by the Kings in a three-party transaction.

After joining the Wizards, Jones' performance has improved to a certain extent. He played 15 games in the NBA regular season, averaging 25.7 minutes per game, averaging 8.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.1 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. He shot 46.6%, three-point shooting percentage 30.8%, and free throw shooting percentage 65.7%. However, with a lot of playing time, Jones' performance has not improved substantially, and he still has no way to produce convincing data. It has become reasonable for him to be traded again by the Wizards this summer and cut by the Thunder.

Of course, considering that Jones is a player with high maturity, relatively comprehensive comprehensive ability, and can complete various tasks on the court, it is also a good decision for the Pistons to sign him with a two-way contract. Jones's performance in the previous two seasons was indeed mediocre, and he could not continue his outstanding state in the NCAA arena, but to a certain extent, this is actually related to the Kings' lack of care enough about his training and his failure to get a stable playing time. If Jones can get more opportunities next season, he might have the opportunity to show his talents. For Jones, there are actually not many opportunities left for him. If he still can't improve his form, his future situation in the NBA will also be very worried.