The Los Angeles Lakers have officially signed former South Bay Lakers forward Jemerrio Jones to a contract for the 2018-19 NBA season, the team announced.
The team did not release the terms of the contract, but it is believed to be a two-year deal with the second year being a team option.
After going undrafted out of New Mexico State in the 2018 NBA Draft, Jones was taken by the Santa Cruz Warriors with the No. 18 pick in the 2018 G League Draft. He was traded to South Bay last October.
In 47 appearances for the team’s G League affiliate, Jones averaged 9.