All are you still unable to stay in the NBA! Will the former Mavericks inside star sign a contract with the Turkish giants?

According to European basketball media BasketNews reporter Donatas Urbanas, the inside star Kai Jones, who was previously in free agency, is close to signing with Turkish League giant Anadolu Efes. Urbanas also said that Jones' contract with Effith also includes the NBA jump option. If Jones can receive a contract from the NBA team by January next year, he can also terminate his contract with Effith at any time.

Jones was born in January 2001 and is 24 years old, 211cm tall and weighs 100kg. He is the inside player selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2021 NBA Draft in the 19th pick in the first round. In addition to choosing him, Jones also played for the Los Angeles Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks. In the NBA, Jones has played 107 times in total, with averaging 10.1 minutes per game, with averaging 3.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.5 blocks, 0.5 turnovers and 1.1 fouls, shooting percentage of 67.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 23.1%, and free throw shooting percentage of 68.2%. Although Jones is a first-round pick, his performance with the Hornets can be said to be terrible. In addition, he caused quite a lot of trouble off the court, so Jones was also cut early.

In the NBA regular season last season, Jones played 40 times for the Clippers and the Mavericks, with an average of 11.7 minutes per game, with averaging 5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.4 steals, and 0.6 blocks. He also had 0.5 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 79.8%, his three-point shooting percentage was 20%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 71.9%. In the NBA Development League last season, Jones played 15 times on behalf of the Clippers' subordinate team, the San Diego Clippers, with averaging 31.2 minutes per game, averaging 12.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.5 blocks, and 1.1 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. His shooting percentage was 72.6%, a three-point shooting percentage of 36.4%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 88.9%. Jones did not get any chance during his time with the Clippers, but after joining the Mavericks at the end of last season, he completed a big explosion and made some good performances in succession, which left a deep impression on everyone. Unfortunately, the Mavericks finally didn't choose to sign him back this summer.

Jones had a trial training at the Miami Heat last month. It is said that the trial training was good, and Jones also stayed in Miami for a few days. As a result, the Heat did not provide Jones with a contract, and they finally decided to sign old player Dru Smith back. Before the trial for the Heat, Jones was close to the Italian league powerhouse Virtus Bologna. Jones hoped that Bologna would give him more time to make a final decision, but it seems that the two sides did not reach an agreement in the end. Although Jones was unable to find a contract in the NBA, he did not sign with Bologna Vitus, but instead switched to the Turkish League. I wonder what kind of performance he can perform in the Turkish League and European arena in the new season. Can he win a chance to return to the NBA?