Herbert

Jones

Herbert Jones

Height : 6' 7" · Weight : 206 lbs · Age : 27

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	New Orleans Pelicans	56	56	28.4	3.3-8.5	38.3	1.4-4.6	30.9	0.9-1.1
2024-25	New Orleans Pelicans	20	20	32.4	3.8-8.6	43.6	1.1-3.6	30.6	1.7-2.0
2023-24	New Orleans Pelicans	76	76	30.5	3.9-7.7	49.8	1.5-3.6	41.8	1.8-2.1
2022-23	New Orleans Pelicans	66	66	29.6	3.6-7.6	46.9	0.8-2.5	33.5	1.9-2.4
2021-22	New Orleans Pelicans	78	69	29.9	3.5-7.4	47.6	0.7-2.2	33.7	1.8-2.1

ContractNew Orleans Pelicans payroll →

This season: 14.90 M$
Seasons left: 4 · through 2029-30
Total remaining: 82.5 M$

2026-27
14.90 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
20.86 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
22.53 M$
Guaranteed
2029-30
24.20 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2025-26ForwardsNBA stats →

Points

8.9

Rebounds

3.4

Assists

2.8

TS%

49.1 %

Usage

15.2 %

PER

9.1

WS/48

.022

On/off +/−

+4.6

Minutes

28.4

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

-1.0

Points/game

8.9

Games

WAR 2025-26

-1.3

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (+5)

2022-232.2 WAR · 2.3 per 2,000 min
2023-244.3 WAR · 3.7 per 2,000 min
2024-25-0.8 WAR · -2.5 per 2,000 min
2025-26-1.3 WAR · -1.6 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+15 · 27 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

End of bench or prospect

SCO: Scoring; 55
SHT: Shooting; 73
FIN: Finishing; 61
PLY: Playmaking; 77
BAL: Ball security; 66
REB: Rebounding; 58
DEF: Defense; 87
DUR: Durability; 61
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

-1.3

#99 of 107 regular forwards

PAL Rating

13 / 100

#94 of 107 regular forwards

Value Rating

10 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 55 · salary $14.9M

PAL: dimensions

Impact15

Scoring0

Playmaking51

Shooting35

Rebounding7

Defense84

Where WAR comes from

VORP-0.5

BPM (per 100 possessions)-3.1

Offensive BPM-3.7

Defensive BPM+0.6

Win Shares+0.7

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

16.0 pi

36th percentile

At the rim

61.7 %

6th percentile

Rim share

22.4 %

50th percentile

Midrange

37.5 %

51th percentile

Three-point

.309

16th percentile

3PA share

54.2 %

79th percentile

Corner threes

33.3 %

23th percentile

Free throws

.806

66th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	NOP	8.9	-1.3	13	57	49.1	.309	54.2
2024-25	NOP	10.3	-0.8	33	72	54.1	.306	41.9
2023-24	NOP	11.0	4.3	84	83	63.6	.418	46.4
2022-23	NOP	9.8	2.2	70	70	56.7	.335	33.3
2021-22	NOP	9.5	2.4	67	77	57.3	.337	29.3

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Apr 5	vs ORL	L 112-108	9	5	3	1	0	0	2-4	1-3
Apr 4	@ SAC	L 117-113	13	3	1	1	1	0	1-3	1-2
Apr 3	@ POR	L 118-106	26	9	4	3	0	0	3-9	2-5
Mar 29	vs HOU	L 134-102	30	10	3	2	0	0	3-10	2-6
Mar 28	@ TOR	L 119-106	27	2	2	2	3	2	1-8	0-4
Mar 26	@ DET	L 129-108	27	11	0	4	0	1	4-10	3-6
Mar 24	@ NYK	L 121-116	37	13	2	6	0	1	6-8	1-2
Mar 21	vs CLE	L 111-106	31	12	3	3	1	1	4-12	4-11
Mar 20	vs LAC	W 105-99	30	11	3	2	2	0	4-11	3-7
Mar 19	vs LAC	W 124-109	26	7	3	3	5	0	2-4	1-2