New Orleans Pelican Ahead Herb Jones Three years with the franchise, have agreed to the $ 68 million contract expansion, representative Mark Bartelstein and the priority game Kiran Pillar told ESPN.
Jones now has a total of five years and $ 97 million on its Pelican deal – with a new player option in 2029–30, Bartelstein and Pillar said.
26-year-old, 2021 NBA drafts increased to two-way stallwarts for Pelican from a second round pick, which has been named 2023-24 all-Defed First Team and is one of the eight players with 350 stolen and 150 blocks since entering the league. Jones has ranked in the top -10 in defense against the separation between the players in the last two sessions, which is to defend 150 isolation per geniusic.
Jones also shot a career-Best 42% on 3-pointers in 2023-24. He played only 20 games in the previous season due to the injuries of Kandhe/Labram, which was the lowest in a season in his career.