BREAKING: Denver Nuggets Reportedly Sign Elite 3-Point Shooter
![Feb 24, 2024; Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Cardinal forward Spencer Jones (14) reacts to making a 3-point basket against the Oregon State Beavers during the first half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports Feb 24, 2024; Stanford, California, USA; Stanford Cardinal forward Spencer Jones (14) reacts to making a 3-point basket against the Oregon State Beavers during the first half at Maples Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: D. Ross Cameron-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2744,h_1543,x_248,y_0/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/fastbreak/01j36rg6tskdmf9mc1m4.jpg)
Spencer Jones is coming off another productive year of college basketball for Stanford.
He finished the 2023-24 season with averages of 11.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 43.8% from the field and 40.9% from the three-point range in 25 games.
On Friday evening, Bennett Durando of The Denver Post reported that the Denver Nuggets will sign Jones to a two-way deal.
Via Durando: "The Nuggets are signing Stanford’s Spencer Jones as their third two-way contract for the upcoming season, league source tells @DenverPost. 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."
The Nuggets are signing Stanford’s Spencer Jones as their third two-way contract for the upcoming season, league source tells @DenverPost. 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.
— Bennett Durando (@BennettDurando) July 20, 2024
Jones played five seasons for Stanford.
He had career averages of 11.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 43.9% from the field and 39.7% from the three-point range in 146 games.
Nuggets three 2-way spots are filled. https://t.co/zH4kB5uKuS
— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) July 20, 2024
Despite going unselected in the 2024 NBA Draft last month, Jones is an intriguing prospect.
He has proven to be an elite three-pointer shooter at the collegiate level, which could make him a rotational player in the NBA one day.
As for the Nuggets, they are coming off a season where they were the second seed in the Western Conference with a 57-25 record.
They beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the NBA playoffs but lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 7 of the second round.
The Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Championship over the Miami Heat.