- Herbert Jones Contract Breakdown
- Season
- Base Salary
- Signing
- Bonus
- Cap Hit
- Dead Cap
- Yearly Cash
- How much is Herbert Jones getting paid?
- How much does Herbert Jones make in a minute?
- Herbert Jones Career Earnings
- What are the terms of Herbert Jones’s contract?
- How much of the Herbert Jones contract is guaranteed?
- Herbert Jones Contract History

Herbert Jones is an American professional basketball player who plays for the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA. Since being drafted 35th overall in 2021, Jones has quickly gained recognition for his exceptional defensive skills.
Herb Jones is easily one of the best second-round players in recent NBA history as he immediately became a starter upon joining the Pelicans. Over his three seasons with the team (2021-2024), Jones has solidified his reputation as one of the premier perimeter defenders in the league. He consistently embraces the role of shutting down the opposing team's best offensive players.
On the offensive end, Jones showed significant improvement in the 2023/24 season, boosting his 3-point shooting percentage to 41.8% compared to around 33.6% in previous years.
Before the NBA, Jones played college basketball for Alabama from 2017 to 2021. While he showed promise in his first two seasons, it was during his junior season that he emerged as a lethal defender. As a senior, Jones was named SEC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year by the league's coaches at the close of the 2020/21 regular season.
Now with the New Orleans Pelicans, Herb Jones aspires to become the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year.
Herbert Jones Contract Breakdown
Season | Base Salary | SigningBonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
2023/24 | $12,015,150 | - | $12,015,150 | - | $12,015,150 |
2024/25 | $12,976,362 | - | $12,976,362 | - | $12,976,362 |
2025/26 | $13,937,574 | - | $13,937,574 | - | $13,937,574 |
2025/26 | $14,898,786 | - | $14,898,786 | - | $14,898,786 |
How much is Herbert Jones getting paid?
According to Spotrac, Herb Jones is on a four-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans worth $53,827,872, completely guaranteed. He has an average annual salary of $13,456,968.
Herb Jones earned $12,015,150 in the 2023/24 season. He is set to earn $12,976,362
for the 2024/25 season.
How much does Herbert Jones make in a minute?
Herb Jones’s salary for the 2023/24 season is $12,015,150. Now one year is known to have 525,600 minutes. If his total salary is divided by the number of minutes available in a year, then Jones makes around $22.86 in a minute.
Herbert Jones Career Earnings
After the end of the 2023/24 NBA season, Herbert Jones would have earned approx. $15.5 million in his NBA career earnings till date.
What are the terms of Herbert Jones’s contract?
Herbert Jones’s current contract does not have any terms in it.
How much of the Herbert Jones contract is guaranteed?
Herbert Jones's current four year contract is fully guaranteed.
Herbert Jones Contract History
These are all the contracts that Herbert Jones has signed in his career till now.
July 6, 2023
Herb Jones signed a four-year $53.83 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
July 2, 2019
Herbert Jones agreed to a three-year $5.32 million contract with the Pelicans.
FAQs on Herbert Jones Contract
A. Herbert Jones is on a four-year $53.83 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
A. Herbert Jones will earn $12,976,362 for the 2024/25 NBA season.
A. Herbert Jones’ nationality is American.
A. Herbert Jones played college ball at the University of Alabama.
A. Herbert Jones can play both small forward and power forward.
A. Throughout 76 games played in the 2023/24 NBA season, Herbert Jones averaged 11 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.