James Michael McAdoo (20) has resigned with the Warriors. Photo Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
The Golden State Warriors re-signed free agent forward James Michael McAdoo and signed center Damian Jones to a rookie contract Wednesday.
McAdoo, 23, appeared in 41 regular-season games (one start) with the Warriors last season, averaging 2.9 points and 1.4 rebounds in 6.4 minutes per contest. He played in eight postseason games in limited play.
The 6-foot-9 McAdoo, a two-year NBA veteran, owns career averages of 3.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 7.1 minutes in 56 regular-season games with the Warriors. As a rookie in 2014-15, the University of North Carolina product was a member of Golden State’s first championship season in 40 years.
Jones, 21, was selected by the Warriors with the 30th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 NBA Draft on June 23.
In three seasons at Vanderbilt University, the 6-10 Jones averaged 13.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.69 blocks and 27.2 minutes in 99 games, garnering First Team All-SEC honors as both a sophomore and junior.
Jones hit 56.6 percent from the field during his collegiate career, the third-best mark in Vanderbilt history, while finishing second on the school’s all-time blocks list (167). In his junior season in 2015-16, Jones averaged 13.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.64 blocks in 33 games, helping the Commodores to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011-12.
