Before the Sacramento Kings guaranteed Damian Jones’ contract in August, the Los Angeles Lakers had hoped re-sign the 26-year-old center, according to a report from Marc Stein:
“League sources say that the Lakers had strong interest earlier in the summer in trying to reacquire Damian Jones, but Sacramento elected to retain Jones and make his contract guaranteed for the coming season even though the Kings already have Richaun Holmes, Tristan Thompson, Alex Len and (yes, still) Marvin Bagley III.”
Jones was provided a short stint to Los Angeles in the winter of 2021, signing two consecutive 10-contracts before signing two more 10-day contracts with Sacramento in March.