Pacers sign 2nd-round pick Kam Jones, re-sign Quenton Jackson to two-way deal
A league source confirmed Jones' contract is a standard contract on the second-round pick exception scale. It is worth up to $8.7 million over four years with a team option in the fourth season.
The Pacers acquired the No. 38 pick in the 2025 draft from the Spurs and used it on Jones, a second-team All-American at Marquette. The 6-4 combo guard played shooting guard in each of his first three seasons but moved over to point guard after the graduation of Tyler Kolek and averaged career highs in scoring (19.2 points per game), assists (5.9 per game) rebounds (4.5 per game)and steals (1.4 per game) to earn first-team All-Big East and second-team All-America honors.
Insider: How Kam Jones can answer Pacers' biggest backcourt question
Jones gives the Pacers a third point guard option after Andrew Nembhard — a point guard by trade who is expected to slide over from shooting guard to start at the 1 with Haliburton out for the season — and veteran T.J. McConnell, who is expected to maintain the backup role leading the second unit. However, Jones could also see work as a second unit shooting guard.
Jackson initially signed a two-way contract with the Pacers in March of 2024 and has stayed with the organization since, making an impact for both the Pacers and the Mad Ants at the G League level.
Thanks to early season injuries to Nembhard and wings Aaron Nesmith and Ben Sheppard, Jackson started seven games for the Pacers this season and appeared in 28, averaging 5.8 points and 1.9 assists per game. He scored in double figures six times, scoring 24 points in a November game against the Rockets and 21 in the season's final game against the Cavaliers, helping the Pacers rally to claim their 50th victory.
After averaging 22.3 points and 5.4 assists in nine games at the end of the 2023-24 season for the Mad Ants, he averaged 22.5 points, 5.7 assists and 5.5 rebounds for the Mad Ants in 16 games in 2024-25. The Mad Ants relocated and this season will be named the Noblesville Boom.
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