MARCH 15: The Sixers have officially signed Jones to a 10-day deal, the team announced today in a press release.
MARCH 14: The Sixers plan to sign free agent forward/center Kai Jones to a 10-day contract on Friday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (via Twitter). Jones reportedly worked out for Philadelphia last week.
The No. 19 overall pick in the 2021 draft, Jones averaged just 2.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.1 minutes per game across 67 total appearances in his first two professional seasons. He had a much bigger role at the G League level, averaging 17.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 2.1 blocks in 38 regular season games with the Greensboro Swarm — Charlotte’s affiliate — from 2021-23.
Jones made a series of unusual social media posts prior to the 2023/24 season, calling out some of his teammates in a handful of tweets and videos. A report ahead of training camp indicated that the big man wouldn’t be reporting to the Hornets for personal reasons. He subsequently requested a trade and then was waived by the club shortly thereafter. The 23-year-old has been a free agent since then.
Last week, Shams Charania of The Athletic stated that Jones has been working on himself “on and off the court” since the fall in the hopes of earning another NBA opportunity. The young center said back in November that he was meeting with teams, and one report around that time indicated that the Clippers brought him in for “a visit of some capacity.”
Charania also noted that Jones played well for the Bahamas in a pair of AmeriCup qualifying contests last month, averaging 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in 29.2 minutes per game while making 68.8% of his shots from the floor.
The Sixers, who have been on the lookout for frontcourt help since Joel Embiid went down with a knee injury, have two open roster spots, so they won’t have to waive anyone to add Jones, who will earn $116,075 over the course of his 10 days with Philly.
This guy’s certifiably nuts, but OK.
When you get a minute ….. Kevin Love would like to speak with you.
Kevin Love doesn’t compare himself to God.
Nets should have signed him. Nets should also go find Bouknight. And sign him too. Need all the talent you can find.
If you consider them talent…
Nets don’t have picks in 2024. So they need to find talent. Develop it.
The only thing Bouknight has been able to develop is an attitude problem.
Sixers literally kicking the tires on anybody.
They should have kicked the tired on Jahlil Okafor
Ah yes, the worse version of Enes Kanter. Not if you want them to win games. Too slow, can’t defend, can only score in the post, gets outrebounded despite being 7′ tall.
We know you hate centers. I don’t like watching 6’7 players playing Center. Midget basketball with only talent to shoot and nothing more
I don’t hate Centers, I hate Centers who can’t do anything but back guys down and then put up a contested shot from two feet away from the rim. Like Okafor. If he could actually play defense or score in the pick and roll, I’d say sure, give him a chance. He can’t even pass out of the post to help his teammates.
We all know you hate everyone under 7′ tall. 6’10” isn’t big enough for a Center in your eyes, you’ve made that clear in the past asking if Jarrett Allen can play Center for a winning team.
I only said that because you don’t like Ayton(yes he is lazy), Okafor, Wiseman, Kai Jones, and some others. I know Allen is taller than 6’9 (I like that he kicked Draymond Green in the nts for everyone).
Yes I do hate undersized players. I don’t want a PG under 6’1, a SG under 6’5, a SF under 6’6, a PF under 6’9 and a C under 6’10. I don’t like seeing everyone running around jacking up threes. Some players I can hold a exception to but not many. It like the NBA is just a bunch of 6’3 guards and 6’7 forwards at every position.
I always appreciate your insight and know you are knowledged about the NBA unlike alot people on this site.
PG. M Bogues SG. Allen Iverson SF. Dantley PF. Rodman C. Unsled. Sixth men are ….. I have more
I agree I want my center doing more than just posting up. Rebounding and defense mostly but the NBA doesn’t like Cs and PFs in today’s NBA (Not Basketball Anymore) and miss the old NBA everyone had pride in and played the same forever. Now the NBA is just shooting 3s, no defense and no dribbling, these players are not more talented than anyone before them. Bob Petit would school everyone in todays game.
I feel we should give Okafor another chance, he was used as a example and cast of to the under world to never appear again
I’d rather have Noel
Sign Okafor and MCW
Shut Embiid down since they fell all the way to the play in. Really no point.
Sixers with Embiid. Can give the top seeds a game. Tough matchup a healthy Sixer team. Tough 1st rd series.