Eddie Jones...

[Merdiesel]

Sixers Notes | Grizzlies' Jones may be on way out

76ers Notes
MEMPHIS - Eddie Jones would like to follow the same blueprint as Chris Webber: Escape from a team that has a shot at the No. 1 overall draft pick to an organization that can contend for an NBA title.
Jones, the former Temple star now playing for the Memphis Grizzlies, admitted last night that there was a chance he could be waived. The Grizzlies have the NBA's worst record at 10-30.
"There's a lot of truth to it," Jones said, referring to rumors that he was heading out of Memphis. "I want to play for a team to try to win a championship... .
"I can't tell you much more than there's a possibility I could get waived. We'll figure out what I do after that."
But he added, "I would definitely welcome" a change.
Jones, 35, now in his 13th NBA season that also saw him play with the Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, is in the last year of a contract that pays him $15.68 million, and suffering through his worst year ever.
Entering last night he had averaged just 4.0 points in 24 games while shooting 29.5 percent from the field. He scored 11 points against the Sixers.
"You tend to take the losses home sometimes," Jones said. "You sit there and you struggle with what's going on. All in all, I'm totally not happy where we are, but I'm sure no one in the locker room or anybody else is happy with where we are."
Jones, a three-time all-star and twice a member of the NBA all-defense second team, is convinced he still has plenty left to offer a contending team.
"I can still defend my butt off," he said. "I can still make the open shots. That's something a lot of teams would love to have, especially a team that has a chance of doing something great."

I wouldn't mind having him come off the bench for us, as long as we sign him to a contract like Webber got. We could use his definitely D...

 

[Heuge]

I wouldn't mind having him come off the bench for us, as long as we sign him to a contract like Webber got. We could use his definitely D...

If he wants to leave and play for a contender, why in the world would he come here.

 

[Merdiesel]

If he wants to leave and play for a contender, why in the world would he come here.

He wants to play for a team that wants to win, the Kings might suck right now but atleast they want to win...

 

[NikateeN]

"I want to play for a team to try to win a championship."

Thats what he wants and we are far from that.

 

[ImAKing]

He wants to play for a team that wants to win, the Kings might suck right now but atleast they want to win...

yea they want to win, except its not the championship but the lottery.

 

[Bricklayer]

1) no, he wants to play for a contender, not a team who "wants to win", whatever that means. Another old vet looking for his ring

2) he's just baout done. Much further along the done scale than Webb. If he does get himself to a contender, it will be as a roleplayer off the bench, although given that he does not score much and has lost a step on defense I am not exactly sure what that role would be besides "old guy".