Rising NBA defensive star cites Kam Chancellor as one of his influences

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One of the NBA’s emerging defensive stars has taken notes from what he’s seen on the gridiron, including a Seattle Seahawks legend. New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones is in his second season...

. Had he made the team he would’ve been the first rookie since Tim Duncan in 1998 to get All-NBA Defense honors.and was asked about the people he watched growing up and how they shaped his style of play. In a twist, he added in NFL safeties Ed Reed and Kam Chancellor.. I think my defense and how I see the game is something where I’ve tried to watch safeties in the NFL., who was long and covered so much ground.

Obviously you can’t hit people in basketball the way you can in the NFL , so this is more of the cerebral side of Kam. Jumping passing lanes, providing help on an offensive player, staying tight in man-to-man coverage, reading off-ball movement, having active hands, etc. can apply to both sports! It shows you how much the Legion of Boom has transcended beyond football, and if you look at Jones’ rookie highlights he really is a marvel to watch and might just be a Defensive Player of the Year candidate for New Orleans this season.

I don’t see anything in Jones’ bio that suggests he ever played football in high school or younger, but maybe in another lifetime he’d have been another tall, long-armed outside corner in the NFL.

 

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