The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired center Damien Jones in a trade with the Utah Jazz for cash considerations.
Jones (6-11, 245) played in 41 games (1 start) for the Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers this past season and averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 11.6 minutes. He shot .640 (55-86) from the field and scored a career-best .588 (10-17) from three-point range. Jones also scored in double figures on three occasions and scored in one double.
A two-time NBA champion with Golden State (2017 and 2018), Jones played in 240 games (75 starts) over his seven-year NBA career with Utah, Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento, Phoenix, Atlanta, and Golden State with an average of 5.2 points on .662 shooting from the field and 3.4 rebounds in 14.6 minutes. He also appeared in 12 postseason games (1 start) with Golden State. The Vanderbilt University product has been run under current Cavaliers assistant coach Luke Walton for Sacramento through parts of the 2020-21 season and the entire 2021-22 season. He was originally drafted by the Warriors with the 30th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft.