in five games, and with 10 rebounds, he had his seventh double-double of the season, helping the Rams defeat the Hawke's Bay Hawks 95–82. He subsequently earned Player of the Week honors for Round 9. On May 19, he recorded 22 points and a season-high 15 rebounds in a 71–65 win over the Mountainairs. Jones helped the Rams claim the minor premiership with a first-place finish and a 13–5 record. In their semi-final match-up, the Rams were outclassed by the fourth-seeded Super City Rangers, losing 104–85 despite a 17-point effort from Jones. In 17 games for the Rams in 2016, he averaged 23.1 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. He subsequently won the NBL's Kiwi MVP, Most Outstanding Forward and Most Outstanding Kiwi Forward/Centre, and earned NBL All-Star Five honors. 2016–17 season On October 23, 2016, Jones signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Superleague, returning to the league for a second stint. On December 8, 2016, he left Prishtina after appearing in 12 games and signed with Slovenian club Helios Suns for the rest of the 2016–17 season. In 10 games for Helios, he averaged 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game. In March 2017, Jones re-joined the Canterbury Rams ahead of the 2017 New Zealand NBL season. In the Rams' season opener on March 18, Jones had 22 points and eight rebounds in a 114–107 loss to the Super City Rangers. The following day, he recorded game highs of 33 points, 10 rebounds and four steals in a 99–87 overtime win over the Hawke's Bay Hawks. On April 25, he recorded a season-high 41 points and 12 rebounds in a 106–89 win over Hawke's Bay. In late May, coach Mark Dickel changed the makeup of his starting five by relegating Jones to a bench role. Dickel's decision was defensive-minded as he looked to morph the team into a more balanced outfit ahead of the playoffs. The Rams finished the regular season in fourth place with a 10–8 record, and lost to the first-seeded Wellington Saints 94–73 in their semi-final match-up. Jones scored 10 points in the loss. Jones appeared in all 19 games for the Rams in 2017, averaging 21.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He was subsequently named Most Outstanding Kiwi Forward/Centre and All-Star Five for the second straight year. 2017–18 season In October