#SuperJJ Signs with @Lakers

TweetNEW ORLEANS – Former New Mexico State star forward Jemerrio Jones recently signed with the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, March 31, and is on hand with the team in New Orleans as the Lakers get ready to play the Pelicans today at 4 p.m. (MT). Terms of the contract were not released per team rules.

The Memphis, Tenn., product spent the 2018-19 season with the Lakers' G-League affiliate the South Bay Lakers. Jones saw action in 47 games with South Bay while starting in six and averaged 9.4 points, team-best 9.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.0 blocks. Like his days at New Mexico State, Jones recorded double-digit rebounds in 21 games with 15 double-doubles. He scored a career-high…