.Hard work pays, especially if you really desire it. For Spencer Jones, that could possibly certainly not have been actually any sort of more accurate for the past Stanford celebrity, as he is going to receive the opportunity to live out his NBA goal this time with the Denver Nuggets.Signing along with the Portland Route Blazers for NBA Summertime Organization after he performed certainly not get chosen in the Draught, Jones maximized his opportunity and participated in extremely well for Rose city. After his solid showing in Sin city, the Denver Nuggets stretched their last two-way contract to him on July 30th, which he authorized, meaning that he will certainly now be able to bounce back and forth between the Nuggets' NBA lineup as well as the G Organization, where he is actually counted on to acquire a lot of mins with the Grand Rapids Gold.Playing for Stanford for five times, coming from 2019-2024, Jones created himself as the face of the Cardinal, specifically after he produced his finest period in 2022-23. Because season, which was his junior year, Jones balanced 14.1 aspects, 4.7 rebounds and also 1.2 supports, en option to being called Second-team All-Pac-12. He was actually also the first gamer in plan history to make the top-10 in both blocks as well as takes, leaving behind Stanford 10th in blocks with 112 as well as 5th in steals along with 151. Jones, who was actually deadly coming from responsible for the arc with a 39.7% everlasting three-point firing amount, likewise leaves The Farm as the program's enduring leader in threes, having actually produced 315. Despite completing his college job having actually balanced 11.0 aspects, 1.2 helps and 4.1 rebounds, Jones went undrafted within this year's draft, yet his competitiveness is going to offer him lots of motivation to play with a chip on his shoulder and also verify everybody inappropriate whenever Denver carries out in simple fact call him up.Growing up in Roeland Park, Kansas, Jones played secondary school baseball at Bishop Miege Senior High School where he evolved right into the staff's best gamer, being actually a crucial part when they won 3 state labels in his four years certainly there. In his elderly year, he led his crew in all major stat groups, averaging 18.8 aspects, 8 rebounds and also 3 takes. Simply obtaining one promotion, from Stanford, as a three-star recruit, Jones opted to take his talents to The Ranch.