LA gets a former first round pick in the 2025 G League Draft
The NBA has begun G League Draft on Saturday, where numerous athletes were selected to G League teams for the 2025-26 season. With the No. 1 overall pick, the South Bay Lakers, affiliate Los Angeles Lakersselected a former 2024 first-round pick NBA draft.
Reports indicate that the franchise bought Dillon Joneswho was the 26th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, with the first selection in the G League Draft. Jones was originally drafted by the Washington Wizards, but was immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he won a championship.
“Former NBA first-round pick and NBA champion Dillon Jones goes No. 1 overall South Bay Lakers in the 2025 NBA G League Draft.”
The soon-to-be 24-year-old forward played 54 games for the Thunder during the 2024-25 season. He finished that season averaging 2.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game while shooting 38.3% from the field and 25.4% from the three-point line.
Jones will join the Lakers’ G League affiliate, where the league begins its Tip-Off Tournament in early November. He will then have a chance to showcase his skills in the 36-game regular season beginning in mid-December. If Dillon Jones plays well enough, there’s a chance he could earn a two-way contract.
meanwhile, The Lakers are 1-1 to start the season after their first win in a 128-110 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday. Los Angeles will return to action on Sunday when the club faces the 1-1 Sacramento Kings. LeBron James has yet to make his season debut as he continues to battle sciatica.
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