Dahntay Jones

Dahntay Jones

Jones with the Indiana Pacers
Free agent
Position Small forward / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1980-12-27) December 27, 1980
Trenton, New Jersey
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Steinert (Hamilton, New Jersey)
College
NBA draft 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2007 Memphis Grizzlies
2007–2008 Sacramento Kings
2008 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2008–2009 Denver Nuggets
2009–2012 Indiana Pacers
2012–2013 Dallas Mavericks
2013 Atlanta Hawks
2014–2015 Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015 Los Angeles Clippers
2015–2016 Grand Rapids Drive
2016 Cleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  United States
FIBA U21 World Championship
2001 Saitama National team

Dahntay Lavall Jones (born December 27, 1980) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Rutgers and Duke.

Early life

Jones grew up in Hamilton Square, New Jersey[1] and starred at Steinert High School in Hamilton Township, Mercer County from 1995 to 1998.[2] He earned McDonald's All-America honorable mention honors as a senior after averaging 24 points and 9 rebounds per game.

College career

After playing college basketball at Rutgers in his freshman and sophomore years, Jones transferred to Duke where he earned All-ACC Honorable Mention honors in 2002 after averaging 11.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists as a junior. In his senior season, he played 33 games, averaging 17.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.[3][4]

Professional career

Memphis Grizzlies (2003–2007)

Jones was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 20th overall pick in the 2003 NBA 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.[5] On November 21, 2003, he made his professional debut in a 98–97 win over the Seattle SuperSonics, recording one rebound, one assist and two blocks in eight minutes off the bench.[6] In four professional seasons for the Grizzlies, Jones averaged 5.0 points per game.

Sacramento Kings / Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2007–2008)

On September 27, 2007, Jones signed with the Boston Celtics.[7] However, he was later waived by the Celtics on October 25.[8] On December 10, he signed with the Sacramento Kings.[9] Four days later, he made his debut with the Kings in a 109–99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, recording one assist and two steals in seven minutes off the bench.[10] On February 16, 2008, he was waived by the Kings.[9]

On March 21, 2008, Jones was acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.[11] That night, he made his debut for the Mad Ants in a 125–102 loss to the Dakota Wizards, recording 18 points in 31 minutes.[12]

Denver Nuggets (2008–2009)

On July 30, 2008, Jones signed with the Denver Nuggets.[13] On October 29, he made his debut for the Nuggets in a 98–94 loss to the Utah Jazz, recording three points, three rebounds and one steal in 14 minutes off the bench.[14] The Nuggets went on to reach the Western Conference Finals but were defeated 4 games to 2 by the Los Angeles Lakers.[15]

Indiana Pacers (2009–2012)

On July 14, 2009, Jones signed a four-year deal with the Indiana Pacers.[16] On October 28, he made his debut for the Pacers in a 120–109 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, recording 17 points and five rebounds in 26 minutes.[17]

Dallas Mavericks / Atlanta Hawks (2012–2013)

Jones with the Mavericks.

On July 12, 2012, Jones was traded, along with Darren Collison, to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Ian Mahinmi.[18] On October 30, he made his debut for the Mavericks in a 99–91 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[19]

On February 21, 2013, Jones was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Anthony Morrow.[20] The next day, he made his debut for the Hawks in a 122–108 win over the Sacramento Kings.[21]

On September 27, 2013, Jones signed with the Chicago Bulls.[22] However, he was later waived by the Bulls on October 8, 2013.[23] Jones did not play for the 2013–14 season.

Fort Wayne Mad Ants / Los Angeles Clippers (2014–2015)

On September 25, 2014, Jones signed with the Utah Jazz.[24] However, he was later waived by the Jazz on October 22, 2014.[25] On November 26, 2014, Jones was reacquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[26] Two days later, he made his season debut in a 124–115 loss to the Delaware 87ers, recording 14 points, one rebound, three assists, one steal and one block in 19 minutes off the bench.[27]

On January 14, 2015, Jones signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[28] Two days later, he made his debut for the Clippers in a 126–121 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.[29] On January 24, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers.[30] On February 3, he signed with the Clippers for the rest of the season.[31] On March 9, the league fined Jones $10,000 for bumping Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors during a postgame interview following the previous night’s Warriors win over the Clippers. Jones denied that the bump was intentional.[32]

Grand Rapids Drive / Cleveland Cavaliers (2015–2016)

On September 10, 2015, Jones signed with the Brooklyn Nets.[33] However, he was later waived by the Nets on October 26 after appearing in four preseason games.[34] On December 4, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.[35] The next day, he made his debut for the Drive in a 128–99 win over Raptors 905, recording 13 points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 20 minutes off the bench.[36]

On April 13, 2016, Jones signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[37] That night, he made his debut for the Cavaliers in a 112–110 loss to the Detroit Pistons, recording 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks in 42 minutes off the bench.[38] On May 22, he was suspended for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals for striking Toronto Raptors' center Bismack Biyombo in the groin during the final possession of Game 3.[39] The Cavaliers went on to win the series in six games and advanced to the 2016 NBA Finals. Jones saw some early minutes in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, after several teammates were in foul trouble. He finished Game 6 with five points, one rebound and one block. The Cavaliers came back from a 3–1 deficit to win the series in seven games, as Jones won his first NBA championship.

Jones was waived by the Cavaliers on July 30, 2016,[40] then re-signed on September 26, 2016,[41] and waived again on October 24 after appearing in two preseason games.[42]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
† Denotes seasons in which Jones won an NBA championship

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003–04 Memphis 20 0 7.8 .283 .250 .455 1.1 .6 .3 .3 1.8
2004–05 Memphis 52 7 12.5 .437 .383 .688 1.3 .4 .3 .2 4.5
2005–06 Memphis 71 4 13.6 .414 .143 .645 1.5 .5 .5 .2 4.0
2006–07 Memphis 78 25 21.4 .477 .417 .793 2.0 .9 .5 .3 7.5
2007–08 Sacramento 25 0 8.2 .434 .167 .667 1.4 .5 .3 .2 3.2
2008–09 Denver 79 71 18.1 .458 .647 .728 2.1 1.0 .6 .2 5.4
2009–10 Indiana 76 26 24.9 .461 .125 .770 3.0 2.0 .5 .5 10.2
2010–11 Indiana 45 2 13.1 .467 .359 .767 1.4 .7 .4 .2 6.3
2011–12 Indiana 65 3 16.2 .409 .429 .838 1.8 1.0 .4 .2 5.3
2012–13 Dallas 50 15 12.7 .357 .216 .805 1.4 .6 .2 .1 3.5
2012–13 Atlanta 28 4 13.6 .390 .250 .677 1.1 .7 .4 .0 3.1
2014–15 L.A. Clippers 33 0 3.7 .286 .000 .818 .3 .1 .1 .0 .6
2015–16† Cleveland 1 0 42.0 .429 .500 .000 5.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 13.0
Career 623 157 15.7 .439 .331 .751 1.7 .8 .4 .2 5.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005 Memphis 3 0 24.0 .381 .600 .750 3.0 .3 .3 .0 7.3
2006 Memphis 4 0 11.5 .714 .000 .000 1.8 .0 .3 .0 4.3
2009 Denver 16 16 17.5 .481 .250 .767 2.4 .6 .8 .3 7.0
2011 Indiana 3 0 16.7 .450 .000 .889 .7 .7 .3 .0 8.7
2012 Indiana 7 0 8.3 .222 .222 1.000 1.0 .4 .1 .0 2.4
2013 Atlanta 5 0 3.8 .250 .000 1.000 .2 .0 .0 .0 .8
2015 L.A. Clippers 11 0 1.6 1.000 .000 .000 .1 .0 .2 .0 .4
2016† Cleveland 15 0 3.3 .462 .333 .800 .5 .1 .1 .1 1.1
Career 64 16 9.3 .445 .281 .800 1.1 .3 .3 .1 3.4

Personal life

Jones is the son of Larry and Joanne Jones. His father played college basketball at St. Peter's College.[3] His cousin, Al Harrington, is a retired professional basketball player.[43] He is married to Valeisha Butterfield, the daughter of North Carolina Congressman G. K. Butterfield.[44]

References

  1. ↑ Battista, Judy (February 21, 1999). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Rutgers Could Have a Post-Season With Meaning". NYTimes.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Smith, Timothy W. (October 22, 1997). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Starting Over In New Jersey; New Coaches at Seton Hall and Rutgers Rebuild". NYTimes.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Dahntay Jones Biography". GoDuke.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dahntay Jones Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Grizzlies Trade Draft Rights to 13th & 27th Overall Selections to the Celtics for BC's Troy Bell and Duke's Dahntay Jones". NBA.com. June 26, 2003. Archived from the original on October 11, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "'Flip' Murray led Sonics' scoring". ESPN.com. November 22, 2003. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ May, Peter (September 26, 2007). "Camp roster set". Boston.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  8. ↑ Dzen, Gary (October 25, 2007). "C's waive Jones, Manuel". Boston.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Transactions: 2007-08 Season". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Kings become final NBA team to win first road game". ESPN.com. December 14, 2007. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Mad Ants Make Roster Change". NBA.com. March 21, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Wizards Rebound at Home". OurSportsCentral.com. March 21, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Nuggets Sign Dahntay Jones". NBA.com. July 30, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Boozer, Jazz beat Nuggets who play without Anthony". ESPN.com. October 29, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "2008-09 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Transactions: 2009-10 Season". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Hawks get timely defensive stops in defeat of Pacers". ESPN.com. October 28, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  18. ↑ "It's Official: Pacers Acquire Mahinmi for Collison, Jones". NBA.com. July 12, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Dallas stuns loaded Lakers in opener, 99-91". NBA.com. October 31, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ "ATLANTA HAWKS ACQUIRE DAHNTAY JONES FROM DALLAS AND JEREMY TYLER FROM GOLDEN STATE". NBA.com. February 21, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
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  22. ↑ "Patrick Christopher, Mike James, Dahntay Jones, Kalin Lucas, Dexter Pittman and D.J. White in Bulls training camp". InsideHoops.com. September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Chicago Bulls waive Dahntay Jones". InsideHoops.com. October 8, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  24. ↑ Sanchez, Matt (September 25, 2014). "Jazz Sign Free Agent Dahntay Jones". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  25. ↑ Lea, Bill (October 22, 2014). "Jazz Waive Cooley and Jones". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Mad Ants Acquire Dahntay Jones". NBA.com. November 26, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Jones Returns, But Mad Ants Fall to 87ers". NBA.com. November 28, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  28. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN DAHNTAY JONES TO 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. January 14, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Irving scores 37, Cavaliers hold on to beat Clippers 126-121". NBA.com. January 17, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  30. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN DAHNTAY JONES TO SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. January 24, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  31. ↑ "CLIPPERS SIGN DAHNTAY JONES FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON". NBA.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  32. ↑ Markazi, Arash (March 9, 2015). "Dahntay Jones of Los Angeles Clippers fined $10,000 for Draymond Green bump". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  33. ↑ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Dahntay Jones". NBA.com. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  34. ↑ "BROOKLYN NETS WAIVE HARPER AND JONES". NBA.com. October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Drive Waive Thomas and Add Jones to the 2015-16 Season Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Pistons Rookie Hilliard Scores 31 in Debut to Help Drive Rout Raptors 905". NBA.com. December 5, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  37. ↑ "Cavs Sign Dahntay Jones". NBA.com. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  38. ↑ "LeBron sits as Pistons beat Cavaliers in playoff non-preview". NBA.com. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  39. ↑ Youngmisuk, Ohm (May 22, 2016). "NBA fines Dwane Casey, suspends Dahntay Jones 1 game". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  40. ↑ "Cavaliers Waive Dahntay Jones". NBA.com. July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Cavaliers Announce 2016-17 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  42. ↑ "Cavaliers Waive Dahntay Jones". NBA.com. October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  43. ↑ "Chat with Al Harrington". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  44. ↑ "Dahntay Jones' Proud Father-in-Law, G.K. Butterfield". RollCall.com. Retrieved November 20, 2015.

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