Whirlwind continues for Dillon Jones, now with Portland as G League draftee
Rick Scuteri, Associated Press
Oklahoma City's Dillon Jones (3) drives against Phoenix guard Collin Gillespie (12) on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Phoenix.Even from hearing his name called as a Washington Wizards draft pick, the professional basketball journey for Dillon Jones has been eventful since he concluded his Weber State career in March 2024.
The latest turn now has Jones in Portland, readying for the NBA G League season. The WSU great will suit up for the Rip City Remix, the G League team of the Portland Trail Blazers, for the 2025-26 season.
First on the path, the Oklahoma City Thunder drafted Jones at No. 26 overall on June 26, 2024, though that was the result of a draft-day trade with the Wizards.
Jones averaged 2.5 points. 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 54 games as a rookie on 10.2 minutes per appearance, and the Thunder won the NBA title on June 22. Six days later, OKC finalized a trade that sent Jones to the Washington Wizards.
Jones played for the Wizards’ Summer League team, totaling 25 points and 11 rebounds in the team’s final game on July 19 in Las Vegas. He spent the rest of the summer training with the Wizards until the team waived him on Oct. 19 to meet its 15-player roster limit.
Jones cleared waivers, meaning the Wizards are on the hook to pay him the second year of his guaranteed rookie contract worth $2.7 million.
Six days later, on Saturday, the South Bay Lakers (Los Angeles) selected the free-agent Jones with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA G League Draft. Sometime over the weekend, the Lakers traded Jones to the Rip City Remix (Portland) for one player and two future G League picks.
Monday, Jones practiced with the Remix and was on the team’s season-opening roster, which it released on social media.
Jones is the second Weber State player in 63 years of the program’s Division I history to be taken in the first round of the NBA draft, joining Damian Lillard (2012). He was the program’s 16th overall NBA draft selection and third in the last 12 years (joining Joel Bolomboy in 2016).
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 points (1,782) and No. 2 in made free throws (497).
