due to a respiratory illness. On the court, Jones began the season as the starter at power forward with Donatas Motiejūnas out injured. But after 11 games, he was replaced in the starting lineup by Clint Capela. New Orleans Pelicans (2016–2017) On July 22, 2016, Jones signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. On November 16, 2016, he scored a then season-high 26 points while starting in place of the injured Anthony Davis in an 89–82 loss to the Orlando Magic. On January 23, 2017, he tied his career high with 36 points in a 124–122 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. On February 23, 2017, he was waived by the Pelicans following the team's acquisition of DeMarcus Cousins. Milwaukee Bucks (2017) On March 4, 2017, Jones signed with the Milwaukee Bucks. He appeared in just three games for the Bucks before being waived by the team on April 1, 2017. Qingdao Eagles (2017) On August 1, 2017, Jones signed with the Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association. After getting kicked out of practice following a confrontation with the head coach, Jones was released by Qingdao in late November. In nine games, he averaged 22.3 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game. Santa Cruz Warriors (2017–2018) On December 18, 2017, Jones was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. Erie BayHawks (2018–2019) For the 2018–19 season, Jones signed with the Erie BayHawks. Return to Houston Rockets (2019) On February 22, 2019, Jones signed a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets. On March 4, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Rockets. On March 6, he spent a day with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League on assignment. Upon the expiration of his second 10-day contract, he was not signed for the rest of the season by the Rockets. TNT KaTropa (2019) In May 2019, Jones signed with the TNT KaTropa of the Philippine Basketball Association as the team's import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup. In his PBA debut for the TNT Katropa, Jones recorded 41 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists in almost 37 minutes of playing time in a win over the NLEX Road Warriors. In his next game, Jones fuels the TNT with 43 points, 22 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 5 threes in a win over the Alaska Aces. His 43