{"id":732021,"date":"2026-06-12T14:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/732021\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T14:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:38:12","slug":"crvena-zvezda-nearing-deal-with-experienced-euroleague-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/732021\/","title":{"rendered":"Crvena Zvezda nearing deal with experienced EuroLeague guard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Jones is nearing a 1+1 agreement with Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, sources tell BasketNews.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/74-crvena-zvezda-meridianbet-belgrade.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crvena Zvezda Belgrade<\/a> is closing in on an experienced addition to its backcourt. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BasketNews<\/a> sources, the Serbian powerhouse is nearing an agreement with <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/24698-chris-jones.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old American-Armenian guard is nearing a 1+1 contract with the club.<\/p>\n<p>Jones is coming off a season with Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he averaged 10.0 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 4.2 assists in 20 minutes per game in the EuroLeague.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran playmaker elevated his production in the playoffs, averaging 13.0 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.8 assists in the series against Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Jones brings extensive EuroLeague experience after previous stints with Valencia Basket, ASVEL Villeurbanne, and Maccabi Tel Aviv, establishing himself as one of the competition&#8217;s most reliable guards.<\/p>\n<p> Crvena Zvezda roster situation    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paveikslelis-73857-tmlg.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/>  Crvena Zvezda Belgrade    Position Player Status   PG Jared Butler Signed until 2027   PG Stefan Miljenovic Signed until 2028   SG Ognjen Radosic N\/A   SG Jovan Bikic Signed until 2030   SG Tyson Carter Signed until 2027   SG Isaiah Canaan Expiring   SG\/SF Ognjen Dobric Signed until 2027   SF Nikola Kalinic Signed until 2027   SF Jordan Nwora Signed until 2026 +1   PF Dejan Davidovac Signed until 2028   PF Semi Ojeleye Signed until 2027   PF Chima Moneke Signed until 2026 +1   C Ebuka Izundu Signed until 2028   C Jasiel Rivero Signed until 2027   C Lazar Stojkovic N\/A   C Uros Plavsic Signed until 2027   C Donatas Motiejunas Expiring   C Joel Bolomboy Expiring   Coach Milan Tomic (interim)   Expiring Isaiah Canaan, Donatas Motiejunas, Joel Bolomboy   Potential Departures Codi Miller-McIntyre (<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-248691-codi-miller-mcintyre-bids-farewell-to-zvezda-set-for-big-euroleague-transfer.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will not return<\/a>), Joel Bolomboy   Incoming deals Chris Jones, Ibon Navarro (<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-248695-ibon-navarro-reportedly-to-leave-unicaja-linked-to-euroleague-move.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">story)<\/a>   Targets Alessandro Pajola, Tamir Blatt   <\/p>\n<p>                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-373702-crop144x144.jpg\" alt=\"Donatas Urbonas\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                            Donatas Urbonas is an award-winning Lithuanian basketball journalist, recognized as the best sports journalist in Lithuania in 2016 and the top basketball journalist in 2018. 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