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After just one season abroad, with Udoka having played for the UCAM Murcia club in the Spanish ACB League before returning to the States in the summer, he took a trip to the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas to support two players who came up through the Portland, Ore.-based AAU team, I-5 Elite, that he coached from 2006 to 2009. Yet while he was there because of Terrence Ross and Terrence Jones, both of whom had been drafted in the first round the month before, it was Popovich who was looking to make a special selection of his own. “Pop grabs me and pulls me up in the stands,” Udoka remembered. “We’re at the top of the stands, and we go sit away from everybody. Then he’s like, ‘Jacque (Vaughn, who was a Spurs assistant coach at the time) is getting the Orlando head job, and there’s a spot open. I want you to think seriously about it. “We’ll hit you in a few weeks. Just think about it, and (decide) if you want to keep playing, or you want to start coaching.”
Ball Don't Lie: Kai Jones being called out by Terrance Ross 👀 pic.twitter.com/kPFpbXLhyN
Kai Jones being called out by Terrance Ross 👀 pic.twitter.com/kPFpbXLhyN
— Ball Don’t Lie (@Balldontlie) October 9, 2023
Former Rockets player Terrence Jones signed with Puerto Rican team Leones de Ponce for the 2023 season. In a related move, Eric Paschall was released due to an injury.
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JD Shaw: Former NBA big man Terrence Jones has signed in Puerto Rico with Indios de Mayagüez, the team announced. Jones most recently played with the Grand Rapids Gold.
Terrence Jones to join Nuggets' G League team
JD Shaw: Six-year NBA veteran Terrence Jones is joining the Denver Nuggets’ G League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Gold, agent Jerry Dianis tells @HoopsRumors. Story: hoopsrumors.com/2022/03/terren…
JD Shaw: Six-year NBA veteran Terrence Jones (@Terrence Jones) has signed with Team Washington for TBT 2020. Jones has made past NBA stops with Houston, New Orleans and Milwaukee since being drafted 18th overall back in 2012.
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Former Wildcat Terrence Jones made a reappearance on Twitter over the weekend and shared some exciting news: he’s eyeing an NBA comeback. His most recent NBA action came last year when the Houston Rockets signed him to a 10-day contract in February of 2019. Once that deal expired, he signed on to play as an import in the Philippines with TNT Ka Tropa.
Reports surfaced about the Houston Rockets offering Terrence Jones a veteran's minimum for the 2019-20 season, but he said that nothing has been put into writing yet. "Right now I'm preparing to just be ready for whatever team gives me the opportunity. If that's Houston ... you know, I have a familiar relationship with them, and I know we'll try to go win a championship," he said.
For now, Jones will continue appreciating the warm reception he got while keeping his door open for a return to the Philippines, whether or not it will be in a playing capacity. "I love being here. I love having my camp for kids, giving back to the community. Even if I don't play I definitely want to come back and still do stuff like that," Jones said.
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