Background
Jones grew up in Hamilton Square, New Jersey and starred at Steinert High School in Hamilton Township, Mercer County from 1995 to 1998.
Jones grew up in Hamilton Square, New Jersey and starred at Steinert High School in Hamilton Township, Mercer County from 1995 to 1998.
Duke University.
He played college basketball for Rutgers and Duke. He earned McDonald"s All-America honorable mention honors as a senior after averaging 24 points and 9 rebounds per game. In his senior season, he played 33 games, averaging 17.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.
Jones was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 20th overall pick in the 2003 National Basketball Association draft, and his rights were later traded, along with the rights to Troy Bell, to the Memphis Grizzlies for the rights to Kendrick Perkins and Marcus Banks.
Jones played his first four professional seasons for the Grizzlies, averaging 5.0 points per game. On September 27, 2007, Jones signed with the Boston Celtics.
However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 25, 2007. On December 10, 2007, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.
On February 16, 2008, he was waived by the Kings.
On March 21, 2008, he was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the National Basketball Association Development League. On July 30, 2008, Jones signed with the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets went on to reach the Western Conference Finals but were defeated 4 games to 2 by the Los Angeles Lakers.
On July 14, 2009, Jones signed a four-year deal with the Indiana Pacers.
On July 12, 2012, Jones was traded, along with Darren Collison, to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Ian Mahinmi. On February 21, 2013, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Anthony Morrow.
On September 27, 2013, Jones signed with the Chicago Bulls. However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 8, 2013.
On September 25, 2014, Jones signed with the Utah Jazz.
However, he was later waived by the Jazz on October 22, 2014. On November 26, 2014, he was reacquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. On January 14, 2015, he signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.
On January 24, 2015, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers.
On February 3, 2015, he signed with the Clippers for the rest of the season. Jones denied that the bump was intentional.
On September 10, 2015, Jones signed with the Brooklyn Nets. However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 26 after appearing in four preseason games.
On December 4, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the National Basketball Association Development League.
Jones is the son of Larry and Joanne Jones. His father played college basketball at Saint Peter"s College.