Another Cyclone is beginning his professional journey.
The Denver Nuggets have agreed to a deal with former Iowa State guard Curtis Jones according to a report from ESPN's Jonathan Givony.
The move comes after both rounds of the 2025 NBA Draft concluded. Jones wasn't drafted, which didn't come as a complete surprise.
Denver could be a great spot for Jones to break into the NBA, considering the Nuggets didn't have any picks in the 2025 NBA Draft. Denver is two years removed from winning the NBA Championship and Sports Illustrated wrote the team is in need of shot makers. Jones made a habit of draining (beyond) NBA-range 3-pointers last season and shot 37.4% from distance.
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Monday, Jones told channel 5 KSTP: “I definitely think I got a chance to get drafted Thursday, but if not, I definitely think I’ll end up somewhere by the end of Thursday so kind of just wait and see. But I got high hopes for it.”
Signing an NBA contract will be the latest step in Jones' unlikely ascension. He didn't have any division one or two college offers out of high school and played a year at Indian Hills Junior College before breaking into division one college basketball.
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Iowa State guard Curtis Jones (5) puts up a shot against Mississippi during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) Jeffrey Phelps
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Iowa State's Curtis Jones (5) shoots over Brigham Young's Trevin Knell (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Charlie Riedel
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Ben Hutchens is an Iowa State University beat writer for the Lee Enterprises network. Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net.
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