The Herb Jones File
Team: New Orleans Pelicans
Height: 6-8
Weight: 210
Age: 24
Birthday: 10/6/1998
College: Alabama
Draft: 35th overall pick, 2021 NBA Draft
Contract: Signed a 3-year, $5.32 million contract in 2021
Rewards/Accomplishments
- Second Team All Rookie, 2021-22
- NCAA AP Third Team All America, 2020-21
- Third in NBA in steals (130), 2021-22
- Fifth in NBA in personal fouls (238), 2021-22
Not keeping up with the Joneses
Herbert "Herb" Jones is the type of guy that beats to his own drum and he does not care what you think about that. While most of his peers in the NBA are driving luxury cars, wearing expensive jewelry, or buying just about anything that has plenty of zeros on the price tag, Jones is perfectly fine with one zero. The one that indicates an item is free, like his Pelicans gear that he wears to every game.
He drives the same Dodge Charger he owned in college, with Jones saying that all of his money from playing in the NBA is designed to take care of his family, rather than material things that improve his status for the cameras. Jones believes that you should always save more than you spend, simple financial advice that can change lives. For now, Jones will continue to spend money on what truly matters, his family, while walking into the arena wearing his Pelicans gear, which isn't great for the cameras, but great for his wallet.