Shams Charania reported late Wednesday that former Miami Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. agreed to a two-year, $19 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Free agent Derrick Jones has agreed to a two-year, $19M deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 21, 2020
This signing wasn’t a surprise. Miami’s midseason trade for Jae Crowder and Andre Iguodala relegated Jones to a fringe rotation player. And as the Heat got deeper in the playoffs, Erik Spoelstra was more willing to play Solomon Hill, who was considered the throw-in in the February trade, than Jones.