Former Sacramento Kings Guard Mason Jones leaves the NBA to play abroad for a year after leading the Stockton Kings To the G League championship.
The Perth Wildcats of Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) announced on Sunday that they signed Jones for a one -year -old deal.
Mason Jones was proclaimed until 2025 G League Finals MVP
Jones, 27, was named G League Finals MVP with Stockton in 2025, while spending the previous two seasons as a two -way player with the Sacramento Kings.
The unsigned guard from Arkansas is now the second Kings -free agent in the past week to leave the NBA to become a member of an international club.
His departure comes days after veteran striker Trey Lyles has agreed to a deal with Real Madrid, who has won 38 Spanish competition championships and 11 Euroleague titles.
Jones will become a member of Perth, which has won a record 10 NBL championships.
Although Jones had difficulty setting up as a consistent NBA player in Sacramento, he set up exceptional figures with Stockton.
Jones appeared in just 15 matches of the bank for Sacramento for Sacramento, Jones on average 2.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists during the shooting of 42.3% from the field and 20% from 3-point range.
Jones led Stockton Kings to G League Championship
In the G League last season, Jones had an average of 23.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game while shooting 44.7% from outside the arch. He was also named Finals MVP after he had led Stockton to the G League Championship.
With Stockton in the three-game title series against the Osceola magicHe on average 22.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 9.7 assists and 2.7 steals per match.
In 51 career NBA matches in the regular season (one start), Jones has an average of 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.2 steals and 9.0 minutes per match, while 42.7% of the floor and 32.9% of deep shoots.
After spending two seasons in Arkansas, the 6-foot-4 Jones signed a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets in November 2020.
Houston, however, abandoned the resident of Texas in March 2021.
While Jones returned to the rockets with a 10 -day contract, he joined the Philadelphia 76ers with a two -way deal later that month. He then signed a two -way contract with Sacramento in February 2024.
Drawing with the Perth Wildcats is perhaps the best move for Jones.
The Sacramento kings had no room for Jones in a busy half of the defense with Dennis Schroder, Zach Lavine, Malik Monk, Keon Ellis, Devin Carter and Nique Clifford.
The kings are also expected to sign Russell Westbrook.
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