Not a big surprise, but the former WVU all-Big East star lost his battle for a starting spot with the Cavaliers. That $50,000 guarantee will only help a little as he tries to stick, likely with Cleveland’s developmental league team.

I watched Mr. Jones play two pretty solid stretches against Orlando in an exhibition game. He looked like his old, normal, reliable self — which is to say he underwhelmed his way to impressive stats. The hustle and rebounding wasn’t enough and Jones was instead struck down by the reality of the situation.

“If he had another 2 or 3 inches on him, he’d probably be a first-round pick,” Scott said. “At 6-7, there’s not many power forwards in our league that size who are great players. He’s at a disadvantage on the defensive end guarding some of those guys.”

Scott and Jones agree he’s at his best on the outside shooting jumpers from 17 or 18 feet. He shot 40 percent on 3-pointers as a sophomore — 4 percent better than Dion Waiters’ 3-point percentage as a sophomore — but Jones’ shooting numbers slipped each of the next two years. He bottomed out at 27 percent his senior year.

Jones’ offensive game will have to come from the outside, however, since Scott was critical of his post moves.

“Samardo is better in the post,” Scott said. “[Jones] doesn’t have a real good inside game from what I’ve seen.”