Spencer Jones is a 3-and-D depth wing for the Denver Nuggets. A five-year Stanford standout and the school's all-time leader in games played and made threes, he went undrafted in 2024, signed a two-way deal with Denver, and earned a standard contract in 2026. Known for perimeter shooting, defensive versatility, and leadership, he averaged 5.5 points as a rotation piece in 2025-26.
Model lines Jones at 5.4 pts (range 2.7–8.1) vs a 5.5 line — roughly a coin flip to clear it (49%).
Biggest edge: venue — home floor — small boost.
An undrafted Stanford engineer who shot and defended his way onto a championship contender.
Jones spent five years at Stanford — earning an engineering degree and leaving as the school's all-time leader in games and threes — before going undrafted in 2024.
Denver signed him to a two-way deal, and after stepping up amid injuries he earned a standard contract in February 2026, scoring a career-high 28 against Dallas.
The Stanford record-setter who earned his NBA job — a switchable, sharpshooting depth wing.
Jones spent five years at Stanford, graduating with an engineering degree and leaving as the school's all-time leader in games played and made threes. Undrafted in 2024, he signed a two-way contract with Denver, converted to a standard deal in February 2026, and stepped up amid injuries.
A durable, low-usage wing with strong perimeter shooting and defensive versatility, he scored a career-high 28 against Dallas in December 2025.
Sources: Wikipedia.
Jones is the rare NBA player with a Management Science and Engineering degree — a five-year college veteran whose maturity and leadership were as valued as his shooting at Stanford. In October 2025 he launched a nonprofit supporting school education. He represents the modern undrafted success story: a high-character, high-IQ role player who shot and defended his way onto a contender.
A cerebral, durable 3-and-D wing — the undrafted grinder who earned his spot.
Earned depth
Jones is exactly the cheap, switchable, spacing wing every Jokić lineup wants at the margins: he defends multiple positions, hits the corner three (40% in 2025-26), and doesn't need the ball. Converting from two-way to a standard deal reflected a team that trusts his shooting and defense when injuries hit.
Per game
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64 | 22.1 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 0.8 | .504 | .396 |
Source: Basketball-Reference.
Spencer Jones's 2025-26 value came from spacing and complementary scoring alongside Nikola Jokić.
A rotation regular on a 54-28 Nuggets team built around Nikola Jokić, with value rooted in spacing and complementary scoring.
No — he went undrafted in 2024 out of Stanford, signed a two-way deal with Denver, and earned a standard contract in 2026.
3-and-D wing play — perimeter shooting and defensive versatility — plus leadership and a Stanford engineering degree.