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NBA Communications: The 2026 Castrol Rising Stars ⬇️ Tune in to @peacock tomorrow at 7 PM ET to watch honorary coaches Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter draft their teams from the pool of 21 NBA sophomores and rookies. Austin Rivers will serve as the honorary coach of the @nbagleague team.

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David Jones-Garcia takes his father everywhere. From the Dominican Republic to the G League to the NBA, his father has been right there for every step of his journey. But only in spirit. David Apolinar Jones died from heart failure in February 2023 in the Dominican Republic, before his son ever reached the top of the basketball world. But he moved on from this world with a promise from his son that one day Jones-Garcia would play in the NBA. Just because his father was gone didn’t mean he couldn’t be there for that dream to come true. So Jones-Garcia got a tattoo of his father on his arm. Every miss, every make, his father would be a part of it.

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Though the elder David couldn’t witness his son’s first big NBA game Thursday, he was a part of it, every moment. His son could look down every time he dribbled the ball and see his father looking right back at him. “I always think about him,” Jones-Garcia said. “He’s right here on my arm.” He was thinking of his father when Spurs coach Mitch Johnson told him Thursday he’d be getting his first big minutes in the NBA in light of injuries to guards Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle and Jordan McLaughlin. Jones-Garcia was nervous, but he was ready.

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He said that it’s always good to talk to the fans so that somebody can hear his voice. He plays for the love of the people around him, for that energy you find on the basketball court and hardly anywhere else in this world. But even when that comes and goes, Jones-Garcia always knows he carries that love with him. All he has to do is look down at the tattoo on his arm. “I’m proud of myself,” Jones-Garcia said. “I hope my dad is proud of me as well.”

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Paul Garcia: The Spurs have officially signed David Jones Garcia to a two-way contract.

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Shams Charania: David Jones-Garcia – All-Summer League first team breakout guard – has agreed on a two-way NBA contract with the San Antonio Spurs, agents Deirunas Visockas and Guillermo Bermejo of Gersh Sports tell ESPN. Jones-Garcia starred for the Spurs this month (22 PPG, 6 RPG, 53% on 3s).

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NBA Communications: The NBA 2K26 All-Summer League First Team: 🏀 Nique Clifford, @SacramentoKings 🏀 Kyle Filipowski, @utahjazz 🏀 David Jones-Garcia, @spurs 🏀 Jordan Miller, @LAClippers 🏀 Terrance Shannon Jr., @Timberwolves

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Dusty Garza: Whether it’s with the Spurs or another NBA team, David Jones-Garcia is staying states side. He just turned down a reported three-year, €2.2M per year tax-free offer from Olympiacos and let all other European suitors know he’s committed to continuing his NBA career after a great Summer League showing.

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Dylan Harper was on a minutes restriction as he recovers from his groin injury, but he had a solid first performance, finishing with 16 points and 6 rebounds on 5/12 shooting. He also had five fouls, though. David Jones Garcia was again the star of the show for San Antonio, finishing with 21 points on 8/15 shooting. Their other first-round pick, Carter Bryant, had 2 points, 2 rebounds, 4 turnovers, and 4 fouls, but he did play great defense throughout.

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The Utah Jazz have waived forward David Jones Garcia.

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Tony Jones: The Utah Jazz are waiving David Jones to make room for signing Elijah Harkless to a two way contract, league sources tell The Athletic….

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Tony Jones: The Utah Jazz are waiving guard Jason Preston to make room for signing David Jones to a two way deal, League Sources tell The Athletic. The move is needed because Preston is out indefinitely with a significant calf strain @ShamsCharania first reported Jones signing

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Michael Scotto: The Utah Jazz will waive Jason Preston, league sources told @hoopshype. Preston was on a two-way contract. He played in seven games for Utah and had 10 triple-doubles in the G League last season. He’s out with a calf strain and was waived to add David Jones on a two-way contract.

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Shams Charania: The Utah Jazz are signing forward David Jones on a two-way NBA contract from the G League’s Mexico City Capitanes, agents Deirunas Visockas and Guillermo Bermejo of Tandem tell ESPN. Jones joined the 76ers after going undrafted in June and now lands a new deal.

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