It’s the final weekend before the NBA regular season begins, which means you’re coming here for your fantasy basketball drafts.
Should you draft Herbert Jones this season? Here’s the latest outlook, projections, and rankings for the NO Small Forward.
Should You Draft Herbert Jones in Fantasy Basketball?
After a breakout 2023-24 campaign in which Herb Jones shot 41.8% from 3-point range and averaged a career-high 11.0 points, he shot a career-low 30.6% from long range last season. Jones played just 20 games last year after suffering a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder, but his role with the Pelicans remains secure. Jones is one of the NBA’s best defenders, and the hope is that his 3-point shooting will bounce back this season.
The big question is whether Jones is the kind of defensive specialist and glue guy who is way more valuable in real life than in fantasy basketball. Thanks to his elite defense, he’s a consistent source of steals and blocks, but his shooting struggles make him harder for fantasy managers to trust.
While his lack of volume scoring caps his upside in points formats, his elite defensive metrics and low turnovers make him a solid target for managers in category leagues (especially if his shooting returns to 2023-24 efficiency).
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What Are Jones’s Fantasy Basketball Projections This Season?
Based on our proprietary metrics here at PFSN, we project Jones to score 1,569.5 fantasy points this season, with him averaging 10.5 points per game.
This includes 3.7 field goals per game, 1.5 three-pointers per game, 1.6 free throws per game, 3.4 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game, 1.3 steals per game, and 0.7 blocks per game.
Where Does Herbert Jones Rank in the Upcoming Fantasy Basketball Season?
Jones is ranked 130th overall and 27th at his position. The five players ranked ahead of him overall include Dillon Brooks, Dereck Lively II, Chris Paul, Brandon Ingram, and Ace Bailey.
The five players ranked behind him overall include Luguentz Dort, Gradey Dick, Brook Lopez, VJ Edgecombe, and Kevin Huerter.
The five players ranked ahead of him at his position include Zaccharie Risacher, Keldon Johnson, Brooks, Ingram, and Bailey.
The five players ranked behind him at his position include Dort, Paul George, Tobias Harris, Caris LeVert, and Kyshawn George.
