Veteran guard P.J. Dozier signing a 10-day deal with Kings

Veteran shooting guard P.J. Dozier is inking a 10-day deal with the Kings, Dozier’s agent Kevin Bradbury informs Adrian Wojnarowski .

Dozier signed a training camp deal with the Timberwolves this summer, but did not make the team’s opening night standard roster. Most recently, the 6-foot-6 swingman had been playing with Minnesota’s NBAGL affiliate, the Iowa Wolves.

During Iowa’s Showcase Cup run this fall, Dozier averaged 14.4 PPG on .444/.353/.722 shooting splits. He also pulled down 6.8 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.2 SPG and 0.8 BPG across 13 contests, including seven starts.

Across five NBA seasons logged with the Thunder, Celtics, and Nuggets, the 26-year-old out of South Carolina holds averages of 6.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.8 APG and 0.6 SPG. 

He tore his ACL in December 2021 while with Denver, and indicated in June 2022 that he had been cleared to resume all basketball activities.

James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento tweets that Dozier has an ally on the Kings bench. 

Current Sacramento associate head coach Jordi Fernandez was previously an assistant coach with the Nuggets, for whom Dozier also spent the past three NBA seasons.