The Oklahoma City Thunder need to send Dillon Jones to the G League as much as possible during the 2024-25 season.
Good things come to those who wait and Dillon Jones should wait for NBA minutes. Despite Mark Daigneault throwing the Weber State rookie into 15 of the team's 16 contests this season to the tune of 8.4 minutes per game, he just is not ready.
Often times, ceiling is tied to age and while Jones is no spring chicken in the world of the NBA at 23-years-old, he still has plenty of potential. "I think is learning on end, but the thing that helps him is he competes and he is smart, he is really bright. So when there is a lot of action going on, he can see what is going on and really quarterback from the back end. He is doing a good job, but like any young player he is still learning, he is still growing," Wood said.
Offensively, the Blue let him play on the ball more in his debut. Friday he racked up a 12-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist triple-double. His vision and elite skip passes created advantages for his teammates. However, there are not many on-ball reps to go around at the NBA level. "Because of him playing different roles a lot of his is just system skills...Just continuing to grow when he doesn't , screening, rolling, cutting, it is more of those system skills is focused on when he is with ."
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