{"id":86652,"date":"2024-07-20T10:05:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T14:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=86652"},"modified":"2024-07-20T10:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T14:05:54","slug":"nuggets-sign-college-sharpshooter-to-two-way-deal-spencer-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/20\/nuggets-sign-college-sharpshooter-to-two-way-deal-spencer-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuggets Sign College Sharpshooter To Two-Way Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/spencer-jones-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Jones<\/a> is joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/18\/should-the-nuggets-have-triple-doubled-down-last-season\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Nuggets<\/a>. According to Bennett Durango of the Denver Post, the undrafted Stanford forward has agreed to a two-way deal with the team. Jones was rostered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/11\/trail-blazers-agree-on-two-way-deal-with-former-hornets-player-bryce-mcgowens\/\" target=\"_self\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> for their NBA Summer League squad.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Nuggets are signing Stanford\u2019s Spencer Jones as their third two-way contract for the upcoming season, league source tells <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/denverpost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DenverPost<\/a>. The 6-foot-7 forward shot 39.7% from 3 across a five-year college career. Denver likes his combination of size, skill and shooting.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bennett Durando (@BennettDurando) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BennettDurando\/status\/1814451019004424224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With the two-way signing of Jones, Denver now has each of their three two-way slots occupied. While he probably won\u2019t play much at the NBA level, it seems smart to take a flyer on him to see if he can develop further in the G League.<\/p>\n<h2>Nuggets Sign College Sharpshooter To Two-Way Deal<\/h2>\n<h3>Jones Spent Five Seasons With The Stanford Cardinal<\/h3>\n<p>The 23-year-old Jones took advantage of being granted an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19. He spent five seasons with Stanford from 2019-20 to 2023-24. He was utilized as a starter from the get-go making 139 starts in his 146 college appearances. Those 146 outings place him atop the all-time Stamford leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>The six-foot-seven forward proved to be an accurate three-point shooter for much of his time there. Over the five years, he connected on 39.7% of his three-point tries. Twice, he made more than 40% from deep (43.1% in 2019-20 and 40.9% in 2023-24). Jones made 315 three-pointers altogether, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/schools\/stanford\/men\/leaders-and-records-career.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more than any other player<\/a> to don a Stanford jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Playing 29.1 minutes per contest last season, Jones posted averages of 11.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.8 blocks. In addition to his 40.9% three-point shooting, he made 43.8% of his field goal tries and 64.5% from the charity stripe. Jones\u2019 low percentage from the foul line was an outlier when compared to the rest of his career. In 2021-22, he shot 75.0% from the free throw line, and the following season, Jones was at 74.6%.<\/p>\n<h3>Nuggets Appear To Have Their 2024-25 Roster Set<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned, with the signing of Jones, Denver now has the maximum of three players on two-way contracts. The other two rostered on two-way deals are also undrafted rookies. They are guard <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alexatr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trey Alexander<\/a> out of Creighton and forward <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hallpj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PJ Hall<\/a> out of Clemson.<\/p>\n<p>It also appears that very soon the Nuggets will also have the maximum of 15 players on standard deals. This will come to fruition once the reported <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/westbru01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Westbrook<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/40591045\/russell-westbrook-join-nuggets-clippers-jazz-trade-sources-say\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">move goes through<\/a> after he clears waivers.<\/p>\n<p>While some of the same pieces from Denver\u2019s 2023 championship team remain, they are missing one starter from that title run. Starting shooting guard <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/caldwke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kentavious Caldwell-Pope<\/a> signed during the offseason with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/17\/orlando-signs-veteran-point-guard-what-does-it-mean-for-the-magic-for-rest-of-offseason\/\" target=\"_self\">Orlando Magic<\/a>. Third-year player <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/braunch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christian Braun<\/a> is expected to take his spot in the starting lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The bench is also different. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownbr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruce Brown<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenje02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Green<\/a>, two of their key reserves that championship year, signed with other teams the following offseason. Braun will move from the bench to the starting lineup. A first-round pick in 2023, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/strawju01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julian Strawther<\/a> will likely play a larger role. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/saricda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dario Saric<\/a> was signed in free agency, and he should be in their bench rotation. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cancavl01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vlatko Cancar<\/a> will be returning after missing all of last season due to knee surgery. Of course, Westbrook will soak up the minutes behind <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/murraja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamal Murray<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, one player Denver won\u2019t have to play off the bench is 2024 first-round pick <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/holmeda01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DaRon Holmes<\/a>. He <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/40551555\/nuggets-daron-holmes-tears-achilles-summer-debut\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tore his Achilles<\/a>, an injury that is expected to keep him on the shelf all season. Holmes was expected to backup <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jokicni01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikola Jokic<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spencer Jones is joining the Denver Nuggets. According to Bennett Durango of the Denver Post, the undrafted Stanford forward has agreed to a two-way deal with the team. Jones was rostered by the Portland Trail Blazers for their NBA Summer League squad. The Nuggets are signing Stanford\u2019s Spencer Jones as their third two-way contract for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5060,"featured_media":86677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,1608,62,3],"tags":[53,49362],"class_list":["post-86652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nuggets","category-basketball","category-nba","category-news","tag-russell-westbrook","tag-spencer-jones"],"modified_by":"Jacob Stephens, Associate Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5060"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}