Feb 22, 2017
Suns assign slam-dunk runner-up Jones to D-league
The Phoenix Suns have again assigned forward Derrick Jones Jr. to Northern Arizona, its affiliate in the NBA Development League. Jones was the runner-up to Glenn Robinson III in the NBA Slam Dunk competition over the weekend.
The Canadian Press
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have again assigned forward Derrick Jones Jr. to Northern Arizona, its affiliate in the NBA Development League.
Jones was the runner-up to Glenn Robinson III in the NBA Slam Dunk competition over the weekend.
This is Jones' seventh assignment of the season. He has averaged 14.6 points on 49 per cent shooting and 5.7 rebounds in 18 games with Northern Arizona.