Herb Jones Secures Lucrative Three-Year Extension with New Orleans Pelicans
Source: news.source.inquirer
New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones has agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $68 million, keeping him with the team through the 2028-29 season with a player option for 2029-30. The 26-year-old, selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA Draft, has established himself as a key defensive player, earning a spot on the 2023-24 All-Defensive first team.
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Herb Jones, a forward for the New Orleans Pelicans, has signed a three-year, $68 million contract extension.
The deal was confirmed by Jones' agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, to the Associated Press.
Jones, drafted in the second round in 2021, is under contract through the 2028-29 season with a player option for 2029-30.
He has become a valuable role player, known for his defensive skills, averaging at least 1.4 steals per game over his first four seasons.
Jones was named to the 2023-24 All-Defensive first team but missed most of the last season due to shoulder/labrum injuries.
