Former Tigers star David Jones-Garcia signs two-way contract with San Antonio Spurs
The Golden State Warriors' LJ Cryer and San Antonio Spurs' David Jones-Garcia chase a loose ball during a California Classic basketball game in San Francisco on July 6. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
David Jones-Garcia has earned another NBA opportunity.
Jones-Garcia, a 6-foot-4 wing who went by David Jones when he played for the Memphis Tigers in 2023-24, has signed a two-way deal with the San Antonio Spurs, according to a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday evening.
The news comes hours after Jones-Garcia made the NBA 2K26 All-Summer League First Team following an NBA 2K26 Summer League in which he averaged 21.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.2 steals through five games while shooting 52.9% from 3-point range for the Spurs.
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Parth Upadhyaya
Parth Upadhyaya covers the Memphis Tigers men’s basketball team. A Raleigh, N.C., native and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism, Upadhyaya is a longtime college hoops junkie. Prior to joining The Daily Memphian in 2022, he covered high school sports in western Pennsylvania for the Beaver County Times and Penn State football for the Centre Daily Times.
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