James Jones (basketball player) Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Net Worth and Career Stats

James Jones (basketball player) Biography

James Jones born James Andrew Jones in 1980, is an American former professional basketball player currently serving as an interim general manager for the Phoenix Suns alongside Trevor Bukstein. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons.

Jones was a four-year letter winner at American High School in Hialeah, Florida. He averaged 25 points per game as a senior, earning Class 6A Player of the Year and First-team All-State honors. He averaged 25.2 points, 12 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 2 steals, and 6 blocks per game his senior season, earning First-team All-State and First-team All-Dade honors. He was also named the Class 6A Player of the Year and the Miami Herald Boys’ Basketball Player of the Year. Jones was the team MVP his junior and senior years and once blocked 16 shots in one game.

Jones played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami from 1999 to 2003. During his time at Miami, he majored in finance, was a member of the National Honor Society, and had a 3.41 grade point average. He was named Third-team All-Big East his junior year and Second-team Verizon Academic All-American his senior year.

Jones was drafted by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft. He went on to play for the Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers. He won three NBA championships, two with the Heat and one with the Cavaliers. He and teammate LeBron James reached the NBA Finals for seven consecutive years from 2011 to 2017. He finished third in the NBA in three-point percentage during the 2007–08 season and won the Three-Point Contest in 2011. He was inducted into the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

James Jones Age

He was born on 4 October 1980 in Miami, Florida, United States. He is 38 years old as of 2018.

James Jones Wife and Kids

The former Cavaliers player is married To Destiny Jones. The couple has a son by the name James Dylan Jones and two daughters named Jadynn Alyssa Jones and Jodie Marissa Jones.

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James Jones Family

He was born in a family of five to Jennifer Harris and Earl Harris. He has four siblings: a brother Brandon Harris and sisters: Silver Harris, Jade Harris and Brittany McLaughlin.

Jones’s uncle, Ricky Gutiérrez, played in Major League Baseball. Jones’s aunt, Lisa Jones played basketball at the University of Miami from 1988 to 1990. His cousin Mionsha Gay also played at the University of Miami. His aunt, Hope Jones, and his cousin, Shelnita Jackson, played basketball at Barry University. Jones’s father Jay Lee played at Southern University while his uncle Mitchell Lee played at the University of Minnesota and his cousin Shawn Brailsford played at Marshall University.

James Jones Number | James Jones Team

#33 Miami Hurricanes men’s basketball
#22 Miami Heat
#1 Cleveland Cavaliers

James Jones Rings

Jones has three NBA championships wins (one with the Cavaliers and two with the Heat). Together with his teammate LeBron James, Jones has reached the NBA Finals for seven consecutive years from 2011 to 2017.

James Jones Net Worth

Jones has an estimated net worth of $18 million.

James Jones Career Stats | James Jones Stats

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Indiana	6	0	4.3	0.222	0.25	1	0.3	0	0.2	0	1.2
2004–05	Indiana	75	24	17.7	0.396	0.398	0.855	2.3	0.8	0.4	0.4	4.9
2005–06	Phoenix	75	24	23.6	0.418	0.386	0.851	3.4	0.8	0.5	0.7	9.3
2006–07	Phoenix	76	7	18.1	0.368	0.378	0.877	2.3	0.6	0.4	0.6	6.4
2007–08	Portland	58	3	22	0.437	0.444	0.878	2.8	0.6	0.4	0.3	8
2008–09	Miami	40	1	15.8	0.369	0.344	0.839	1.6	0.5	0.3	0.4	4.2
2009–10	Miami	36	6	14	0.361	0.411	0.821	1.3	0.5	0.3	0.1	4.1
2010–11	Miami	81	8	19.1	0.422	0.429	0.833	2	0.5	0.4	0.2	5.9
2011–12	Miami	51	10	13.1	0.38	0.404	0.833	1	0.4	0.3	0.2	3.6
2012–13	Miami	38	0	5.8	0.344	0.302	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.2	1.6
2013–14	Miami	20	6	11.8	0.456	0.519	0.636	1.2	0.5	0.2	0.2	4.9
2014–15	Cleveland	57	2	11.7	0.368	0.36	0.848	1.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	4.4
2015–16	Cleveland	48	0	9.6	0.408	0.394	0.808	1	0.3	0.2	0.2	3.7
2016–17	Cleveland	48	2	7.9	0.478	0.47	0.65	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.2	2.8
Career Totals		709	93	15.7	0.401	0.401	0.84	1.8	0.5	0.3	0.3	5.2

Glossary

RPG:	FG%:	3P%:	FT%:
Rebounds per game	Field Goal Percentage	3-Point Field Goal Percentage	Free Throw Percentage
BPG:	SPG:	APG:	PPG:
Blocks per game	Steals per game	Assists per game	Points per game
GP:	GS:	MPG:	YEAR
Games played	Games started	Minutes per game	Season

James Jones (basketball player) Biography, Age, Wife, Family, Net Worth and Career Stats