I always look at that #55 for Dallas and wonder "who the heck is that?"
Every single game. Without fail. Such a strange number for a SF and such a forgettable player. Derrick Jones Jr.
Can someone explain to me why teams like Derrick Jones Jr. so much? Feel like everywhere he goes he either starts or plays big minutes. As far as I can tell he really doesn’t do anything particularly well aside from Jump really high.
Not sure why other teams started him.
Dallas started him because he was the only wing player they had with quick feet. Their other forwards were all slow (like Kleber) and next to Luka they killed the Mavs team D. So Derrick Jones Jr had value as a mobile team defender.
I think he had something similar in Chicago where they had major problems at forward and he just filled vaccuum for them.
But yeah, he is mostly just an athlete. Shooting the 3 a bit this year. I thought he was 3rd string caliber talent his first few years in the league who only got hype because of his highlight dunks. But that improvement in the three ball, 3 3PTAs per game on 34%, makes him a legit bench player. Not starting caliber. Average bench dude.