Big Q covers the New Orleans Pelicans resigns our best young stall worth Herb Jones a new agreement. Herb Jones has agreed on a new four-year, $54 million deal to stay with the New Orleans Pelicans.
Jones, 24, was a second-round draft pick of the Pelicans in 2021 and quickly found himself in the starting lineup because of his skills on the defensive end as a 6-foot-8 forward. Jones started 135 of a possible 144 games for New Orleans over his first two seasons.
He has averaged 9.7 points for his career to go along with 1.6 steals; Jones finished in the top 10 in the league in steals in both of his seasons. He just missed making an All-Defensive team his rookie season and also garnered votes this past season.
Jones shot 33.7% from 3-point range as a rookie and 33.5% last season but did see some improvement in his shot late after a rough start, going 44.4% on 2.3 attempts per game after the All-Star break.
