Pelicans renew Herbert Jones in advance for 3 years and 68 million yuan, with a total of 5 years remaining to become the key training targets

On July 11, according to ESPN reporter Shams, the Pelicans completed an early contract renewal with forward Herbert Jones, and the two sides reached a three-year, $68 million contract. With his existing contract, he and the Pelicans still have five years, $97 million left, of which the 2029-30 season is the player option.

Herbert Jones is a second round pick in 2021. He has played for the Pelicans in the past four seasons. Last season, Herbert Jones played for only 20 minutes due to injury, averaging 10.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game, and he has scored in double digits for two consecutive seasons. In the previous 2023-24 season, he averaged 11 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.

Herbert Jones helped the Pelicans advance to the playoffs twice, and his existing contract has two years left. Now the Pelicans have reached a three-year, $68 million early contract renewal with him, so there are still 5 years, $97 million left, of which the last year of the 2029-30 season is the player option.

Although Herbert Jones missed 62 games due to injury last season, the Pelicans chose to renew his contract early, so naturally they value his future potential. According to previous reports from Jack Fisher, he believes that Herbert Jones will not be traded by the Pelicans in a short period of time. After all, his contract is relatively cost-effective and will be one of the targets that the Pelicans focus on training.