The former Weber State star won’t get that chance, learning the business of professional sports the hard way over the last four months. The Wizards waived Jones on Sunday to reach its 15-player roster limit, according to the NBA’s official transaction page.

Jones went from NBA champion, to traded, to waived in the space of four months.

HoopsHype reporter Michael Scotto said on social media site X that Jones is expected to draw “strong” interest from NBA teams for a two-way contract.

That assumes nobody picks up Jones on waivers. His original contract paid $5.4 million guaranteed through the first two seasons, with team options in the third and fourth years. If he clears waivers, his rookie contract is done with the Wizards paying his remaining owed $2.7 million. If a team happens to claim him on waivers, he continues his rookie contract with that team.

Jones, native to Columbia, South Carolina, averaged 2.5 points. 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 54 games as an OKC rookie on 10.2 minutes per appearance. He started two games for the Thunder, including an April 13 win at New Orleans when Jones totaled career-highs 13 points and 10 rebounds.

He also appeared in 10 playoff games, which included a 10-point outing at Minnesota and a four-point night in the Finals at Indiana. He became the first Weber State and second Big Sky alum to appear in the NBA Finals, and is one of six WSU alums to record points in the playoffs.

In his fourth year at Weber State, Jones averaged 20.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 2.0 steals per game. He became the only Division I men’s player in at least 31 years (as far back as Sports Reference has full college stats) to total at least 600 points, 300 rebounds, 160 assists and 60 steals in one season.

He capped his 119-game WSU career as the program’s all-time No. 1 in steals (208), No. 2 in assists (412), No. 3 in rebounds (1,138), No. 5 in scoring (1,782), and No. 2 in made free throws (497).