Vitals
- Position: Forward · Height: 6-7 · Weight: 206
- Draft: 2021, Round 2, Pick 5 by the New Orleans Pelicans
- Experience: 5 seasons · School: Alabama · Nationality: United States
- Contract: Player option for 2029, then unrestricted free agency in 2030. Drafted 35th overall by New Orleans in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Alabama.
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 38.3 | 30.9 | 80.6 |
Per-game averages via Basketball-Reference, 2025-26 final.
Full career stats
| Season | Team | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | NOP | 78 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 47.6 | 33.7 | 84.0 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 66 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 46.9 | 33.5 | 76.4 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 76 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 49.8 | 41.8 | 86.7 |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 20 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 43.6 | 30.6 | 82.5 |
| 2025-26 | NOP | 56 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 38.3 | 30.9 | 80.6 |
| Career | 296 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 46.0 | 35.0 | 82.3 |
Before the NBA
| Season | School | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | ALABAMA | 35 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 40.8 | 26.9 | 50.0 |
| 2018-19 | ALABAMA | 34 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 42.2 | 28.6 | 49.5 |
| 2019-20 | ALABAMA | 27 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 48.4 | 7.1 | 62.5 |
| 2020-21 | ALABAMA | 33 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 44.6 | 35.1 | 71.3 |
| Career | 129 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 43.7 | 25.3 | 57.9 |
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Role
Jones is New Orleans's projected starting power forward, the defensive anchor of the wing group. He is the perimeter stopper everything is built around on that end. His shooting dipped last year, but his defense never does.
How he got here
New Orleans drafted Jones 35th overall in 2021 out of Alabama. He has become one of the league's premier perimeter defenders.
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Roster and contract details via RealGM, October 2026. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.