Tigers star guard Jones signs 2-way deal with 76ers

David Jones Agrees to Two-Way Deal with 76ers

MEMPHIS, Tenn . – David Jones has agreed to sign a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to league sources.

Two-way contracts allow for a player to play for both the NBA and the G League while being under the control of an NBA franchise for the duration of the season. These contracts are limited to two per team and can only be given to players with less than four years of NBA experience. Players on a two-way contract do not count against an NBA team's 15-man roster.

Jones, a First Team All-AAC and NABC All-District 24 selection this past season, finished sixth in the nation in scoring (21.8) and averaged a team-high 7.6 rebounds per game while scoring 20-plus points 19 times. He shot 45.9 percent from the floor (223-of-486) and led the Tigers with 79 made three-pointers, which were the fifth most in a single season in school history.

The 6-foot-6 wing became the first player in Division I since Duke’s Zion Williamson in 2018-19 to average at least 21.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals in a season.

The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native paced The American in scoring and field-goal makes and ranked second in steals (70), steals per game (2.2), free throws made (173) and double-doubles (10).

Against No. 20 Arkansas at the Battle 4 Atlantis, Jones cooked the Razorbacks en route to being only the second Division I player in the last 25 years to record 35 points and five steals in a road or neutral-site victory over an AP Top 25 team.

Jones was one of the five finalists for the 2024 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year.