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For some summer players, 2 teams now means 2 chances at NBA

FILE - In this Sunday, March 19, 2017 file photo, Oregon guard Dylan Ennis, right, drives against Rhode Island guard E.C. Matthews during the first half of a second-round game of the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Sacramento, Calif. There’s a handful of players who are getting to play for two NBA teams this summer, a grind which they hope pays off down the road. Trey McKinney Jones, Dylan Ennis and Naz Mitrou-Long are among those who played for one team in Orlando and Salt Lake City, and will switch jerseys once they get to the NBA’s biggest summer league in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File )
FILE - In this Sunday, March 19, 2017 file photo, Oregon guard Dylan Ennis, right, drives against Rhode Island guard E.C. Matthews during the first half of a second-round game of the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Sacramento, Calif. There’s a handful of players who are getting to play for two NBA teams this summer, a grind which they hope pays off down the road. Trey McKinney Jones, Dylan Ennis and Naz Mitrou-Long are among those who played for one team in Orlando and Salt Lake City, and will switch jerseys once they get to the NBA’s biggest summer league in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File ) FILE - In this Sunday, March 19, 2017 file photo, Oregon guard Dylan Ennis, right, drives against Rhode Island guard E.C. Matthews during the first half of a second-round game of the men's NCAA college basketball tournament in Sacramento, Calif. There’s a handful of players who are getting to play for two NBA teams this summer, a grind which they hope pays off down the road. Trey McKinney Jones, Dylan Ennis and Naz Mitrou-Long are among those who played for one team in Orlando and Salt Lake City, and will switch jerseys once they get to the NBA’s biggest summer league in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File )

By Associated Press 5 min read

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Trey McKinney Jones is still grinding.

He’ll be 27 next month, so he’s not a wishful kid anymore. The beard is real. So are the bills, and so is the responsibility that comes with having a daughter who will be turning 2 in October.

Summer League might be his last shot at the dream job. Or in his case, last shots.

“I’m giving the NBA one more shot, while I’m still young, I guess you could say,” McKinney Jones said.

Most players in summer league spend their time with one franchise. McKinney Jones is among a handful of players lucky enough to hook up with two teams for summer games this season. He’s been with Indiana for the Orlando Pro Summer League that ends on Thursday, then flies to Las Vegas to connect with San Antonio’s entry in the NBA Summer League that starts on Friday.