Thursday, August 20th, 2009 at 3:11 am  |  8 responses

Ex-Clipper Jones signs with Italian club

From the NBA to Europe.

The 6-2, 225-pound guard Fred Jones has agreed to terms with the Italian team Biella Angelico. The American has officially agreed to a one-year deal.

In 2004 Jones won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, beating out ex-champion Jason Richardson.

Jones was a member of the Indiana Pacers, the Toronto Raptors, the Portland Trail Blazers,  the New York Knicks and last season he played in Los Angeles for the Clippers.

Last season  Jones appeared in 52 games for the Clippers and totalled 7.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.

The Biella Angelico will compete in Eurocup tournament.

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  • mumadone Posted: Aug.20 at 9:34 am
    American what? Airlines?

  • Young C Posted: Aug.20 at 11:08 am
    Fred Jones….apparently nobody cares

  • niQ Posted: Aug.20 at 11:17 am
    Why? Why not just stay and watch Griffin grow.

  • mumadone Posted: Aug.20 at 12:50 pm
    nice, u changed the grammar

  • Tarzan Cooper Posted: Aug.20 at 1:29 pm
    more role players bouncing

  • BossTerry Posted: Aug.20 at 1:31 pm
    Fred is the ex Pacer seen in the background of the crowd during the brawl in Detroit, getting pounded..

  • DDB Posted: Aug.20 at 2:59 pm
    He should have left for Italy right after the Detroit fans got the best of him.

  • ClipperBlog.com Blog for the Los Angeles NBA Clippers Fans » Blog Archive » Fred Jones Goes To Italy Posted: Aug.20 at 8:07 pm
    [...] From SlamOnline.com: [...]

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