Damian Jones (basketball player)

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Basketball player
Damian Jones
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Player information
Full name Damian William Jones
birthday 30th June 1995 (age 25)
place of birth Baton Rouge , Louisiana , USA
size 213 cm
Weight 111 kg
position center
college Vanderbilt University
NBA draft 2016 , 30th pick, Golden State Warriors
Club information
society Atlanta Hawks
league NBA
Jersey number 30th
Clubs as active
2016-2019 United StatesUnited States Golden State Warriors
2019–0000 United StatesUnited States Atlanta Hawks

Damian William Jones (born June 30, 1995 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA .

college

After graduating from Scotlandville Magnet High School, Jones attended Vanderbilt University for three years . Seen over 40 minutes of play, Jones could continuously improve. In his junior year he scored an average of 21.2 points and 10.5 rebounds for his team in 40 minutes of play .

NBA career

In the 2016 NBA Draft , Jones was selected 30th by the Golden State Warriors in the first round. He signed a four-year contract for 6.3 million with them US dollars . In his first two years as a professional, Jones hardly got any playing time with the Warriors. In the NBA 2016/17 season he played ten games in a total of 85 minutes and in the NBA 2017/18 season he played in 15 games for a total of 89 minutes. He also came in both years in the play-offs to four short appearances for the Warriors and was able to win the title with the team in his first two years in the NBA.

In his first two years as a professional, he gained gaming experience mainly with the Santa Cruz Warriors , the Warriors ' NBA G-League team. Here he knew how to convince in 2017/18 with 15 points and 8 rebounds per game. In his third year with the Warriors, the role of Jones grew so that he was used for just under 17 minutes per game and could achieve 5.4 points on average for Golden State. Here he also played mainly as a starter, because DeMarcus Cousins was not yet ready for use due to an injury. However, Jones severely injured his chest muscle after just 24 games and therefore missed the remaining games of the regular season 2018/19 .

successes

  • 2 × NBA champions: 2017, 2018

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Damian Jones College Stats ; sports-reference.com; Accessed March 14, 2019
  2. ^ Damian Jones Contract ; spotrac.com; Accessed March 14, 2019
  3. ^ Damian Jones G-League ; basketball-reference.com; Accessed March 14, 2019
  4. ^ Sources: Season likely over for Warriors' Jones. December 2, 2018, accessed March 16, 2019 .
  5. ^ Damian Jones injury ; spox.com; Retrieved March 15, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Jones, Damian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jones, Damian William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1995
PLACE OF BIRTH Baton Rouge , Louisiana