Sacramento Kings rookie Colby Jones had his first assignment in the G League on Tuesday, and he stuffed the stat sheet to lead the Stockton Kings to a dominating win over the Salt Lake City Stars.
Jones produced 16 points, nine assists, eight steals, six rebounds and one blocked shot in the 142-99 victory on the road. He finished 7-of-11 from the field, including 2-of-5 from 3-point range, in 29 minutes of action.
The 34th pick is one of eight players to record eight or more steals in a G League game over the last five years and the first since Jamaree Bouyea reached that mark on Nov. 10, 2022.
Jones has played sparingly for the Kings to start the year, logging six appearances. Outside of a three-game stretch to begin November, in which he played at least 12 minutes in each contest, Jones has been out of the rotation and has seen mostly mop-up duty.
The Kings moved to send him to Stockton once De’Aaron Fox returned from a five-game absence. They received some strong production from Keon Ellis once Fox went down, which also likely influenced Jones to go to the G League.
The team has liked what it has seen from Jones in the early going but doesn’t have consistent playing time for him at the moment. He can log minutes with Stockton and continue his transition to the NBA.
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