Former Alabama prep star joins Washington Wizards in NBA trade

In the final trade before the NBA’s deadline on Thursday, former Mountain Brook High School star Colby Jones moved from the Sacramento Kings to the Washington Wizards.

The Wizards made four deals in the countdown to the trade deadline for the 2024-25 season, with Jones coming aboard in a trade that also involved the Memphis Grizzlies.

In addition to Jones, Washington got Alex Len from Sacramento and Marcus Smart and a 2025 first-round draft pick from Memphis.

The Grizzlies got Marvin Bagley III, Johnny Davis and two second-round draft picks from Washington.

The Kings received Jake LaRavia from Memphis.

In his second season with Sacramento, Jones averaged 1.1 points and 1.0 rebounds in 24 games.

A 6-foot-6 guard, Jones also averaged 19.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.7 steals in 15 games this season with the Stockton Kings, Sacramento’s affiliate in the NBA Gatorade League.

Jones won the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Class 7A Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season, when he averaged 25.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.5 steals as a senior at Mountain Brook.

Jones entered the NBA as the 34th pick in the 2023 draft after he averaged 15.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.3 steals for Xavier in the 2022-23 season, when he earned second-team All-Big East recognition. The Musketeers posted two victories in the 2023 NCAA tournament. In 2022, Xavier won the NIT, with Jones receiving the Most Outstanding Player Award in that tourney.

In their other trades, the Wizards acquired Siddy Cissoko, Reggie Jackson, AJ Johnson and Khris Middleton and parted ways with Patrick Baldwin Jr., Jared Butler, Kyle Kuzma and Jonas Valanciunas. Cissoko already has been waived.

Washington also got another first-round pick and two second-round picks while trading four second-round picks.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.