He will not be available during preseason and the early part of the 2024-25 campaign
Chris Jones undergoes finger surgery, will miss start of EuroCup season
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Valencia Basket will be without star point guard Chris Jones at the beginning of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup season after the American underwent surgery on a fractured finger on his right hand.
As Valencia confirmed in a statement on Tuesday, 'Jones will miss the entire preseason and the early part of the 2024-25 season. His evolution will mark the moment when he will be able to join practices with the rest of his teammates.'
Jones is heading into his third season as a Valencia player, having signed for the club in the summer of 2022. He averaged 13.4 points, 2.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 28 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games in 2022-23, before posting 12.7 points, 2.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 33 EuroLeague appearances last season.
The 31-year-old will play in the EuroCup for the first time in his career in 2024-25. He has spent the last four years in the EuroLeague, suiting up for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv in 2020-21 and LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne in 2021-22 prior to joining Valencia.
Once he returns to action, it is expected that Jones will have a leading role in new head coach Pedro Martinez's system as Valencia looks to win the EuroCup and return to the EuroLeague, where the Spanish side has played for the last two years.