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James Jones Says He Plans to Retire After 2017-18 NBA Season
- Updated: December 3, 2016
Cleveland Cavaliers veteran forward James Jones told Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal on Friday that he will retire after the 2017-18 season.
It will be his 15th year in the league, which is a number that means a lot to him when he spoke to Lloyd: “I know playing 15 years is a number where I can look back and I can be like, ‘I accomplished something.’ Fourteen vs. 15 may not be much, but to be able to say I played 15 years, that’s enough for me to hang ’em up.”
The Cavaliers were the fifth and now final stop of Jones’ career after stints with the Indiana Pacers, Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers before joining the Miami Heat in 2008.
It was there that he first teamed up with LeBron James, who joined the Heat prior to the 2010-11 …