Herbert Jones

Whoever came up with the phrase “two-way impact player” certainly had a player like Herbert Jones in mind. Proficient at impacting the game beyond the box score, Jones begins his awe-inspiring sequence with a block as a help defender, spinning a behind-the-back pass to a teammate to trigger a transition score. Seconds later, Jones hunts down yet another opportunity, intercepting an errant pass and shoveling it to a teammate in one motion. Summoning the energy, Jones then hustles back into the play to create a 3-on-2, dealing his teammate a behind-the-back dime for another score. On their way to a franchise-best 153 points, the New Orleans Pelicans kept the “wow” plays coming against the Utah Jazz on January 23, 2024. Infinitely important, Jones missed only one shot on the way to a 22-point, five-rebound, five-assist, four 3-pointer performance.