Carlik Jones Named NBA G League Player of the Week

Texas Legends guard Carlik Jones has been named the NBA G League Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 10-Jan. 16, the league announced today. Jones put up averages of 32.5 points, 10.0 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game as the Legends went 2-0 on the week. He tallied career-highs in points (42) and assists (10) against the Santa Cruz Warriors on Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qlap-JdsTw&t=4s Jones, an undrafted rookie out of Louisville, has earned a pair of 10-day contracts already this G League season, first with the Dallas Mavericks, then with the Denver Nuggets. He scored his first NBA points with the Mavericks in their win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Dec. 27. Jones has been a key piece for the Legends so far this regular season as well as during the Showcase Cup. He averaged 20.2 points in his 10 games played between the Cup and Winter Showcase. Texas is 3-0 in games Jones has played, including last night's win over the Oklahoma City Blue. He scored 25 points and had nine assists on 9-14 shooting. Jones was one of four players that participated in this past June's NBA G League Elite Camp to get an invite to the following Microsoft Surface NBA Draft Combine 2021 in Chicago, IL. “It took a lot of weight off of my shoulders,” Jones said when he got the combine invite. “I thought I performed well the past two days. I was kind of waiting on that call, waiting on this opportunity. It came a little later than usual, but I ended up getting a call and it was a great thing to hear.” Jones and the Legends take on the Blue again on Wednesday at 8pm/ET on ESPN+.