Herb Jones of the New Orleans Pelicans plays during an NBA preseason game against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans.won the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Class 4A Player of the Year Award for the 2016-17 season when he led Hale County to the AHSAA championship., and he concluded his college career with the Crimson Tide as the SEC Player of the Year and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020-21 season.
New Orleans held a $1.8 million option on Jones’ contract for the 2023-24 NBA season. Instead of using that, the Pelicans. “I wanted to stay. I want to be here in New Orleans, so that was, I guess, the easy part. I didn’t try to get too caught up in the numbers even though you get a lot of, I guess, external advice on the amount that I should have signed for.
Jones’ defensive ability against the best players in the NBA has given rise to a rallying point for the Pelicans as they say: “Not on Herb.” The Pelicans are working toward their 2023-24 season-opening game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 25.
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