According to a report, the Sacramento Kings have extended a $1.9 million team option to Isaac Jones, which means he will return for the 2025-26 season. The move indicates trust in the 24-year-old forward who shoes flashes of value last season.
While he only averaged 3.4 points (65% from the field) and 1.4 rebounds last season with the Kings, every time he entered the game Sacramento got an immediate energy boost in the form of physicality. In 12 games with the Stockton Kings last season, he averaged 21.1 points, 10 rebounds, 1.2 blocks on 57% from the field. The 6’9″ forward turns 25 next month and went undrafted out of Washington State.
I was generally impressed when Jones stepped on the floor for the Kings. While his inexperience showed, with the minimal playing time he did get (7.6 minutes per game in 40 games played), he was a breath of fresh air in terms of his intensity. He is worth keeping around and developing further.
In a separate move, the Kings have extended a two-way qualifying offer to forward Isaiah Crawford, which makes him a restricted free agent July 1. Sacramento would then have the ability to match any offer he receives. Crawford got very little playing time with the Kings last season, but the 23-year-old averaged 13.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.2 steals in 31 minutes per games with the Stockton Kings last season. He went 50% from the field and 44% from three.
NBA free agency begins Monday at 3 p.m.