Listed at 6-foot-5 and 175 pounds, Jemerrio Jones may be the most unlikely elite rebounder in recent memory.
But one year after ranking second in the entire NCAA in rebounds, the New Mexico State product has converted an impactful rookie G League season into a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.
OFFICIAL: Lakers sign Jemerrio Jones https://t.co/OubyerypNZ
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 31, 2019
Jones — who has gained between 30-40 pounds since that initial measurement — continued his intense glass-crashing in this year with the South Bay Lakers, ranking sixth in the G League in rebounds (9.