He averaged 25 points per game as a senior, earning Class 6A Player of the Year and First-team All-State honors.

He went on to play for the Pacers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Jones was never on an NBA team with a losing record and only missed the playoffs once—with the Trail Blazers in 2007–08.

After the Suns reached the playoffs for the first time since 2010, Jones was named the 2020–21 NBA Executive of the Year.

Jones was a four-year letterman in basketball at American High School in Hialeah, Florida.

Jones was the team MVP his junior and senior years and once blocked 16 shots in one game.

[1] 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.

[1] He started all 31 games for the team his junior season, averaging 12.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 2.4 blocks and 1.3 steals, garnering Third-team All-Big East and 2002 Verizon Academic All-District III accolades.

[1] He started all 28 games his senior year, averaging 16.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.8 blocks, earning Honorable Mention All-Big East and Second-team Verizon Academic All-American recognition.

Jones also earned Big East All-Academic honors all four seasons and was the Hurricanes' first Verizon Academic All-American selection.

[4] The 6'8" (203 cm), 215 lb (98 kg) small forward was picked 49th by the Indiana Pacers in the 2003 NBA draft.

[6][2] He saw increased playing time during the season as a result of a brawl between the Pacers and Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004, that caused small forward Ron Artest to be suspended for the remainder of the season and shooting guard Stephen Jackson to be suspended 30 games.

[2] He scored a career-high 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting while going 6-of 9-from three-point range on November 28, 2004, against the Seattle SuperSonics.

[8][2] Jones was traded by the Pacers to the Phoenix Suns on August 25, 2005, in exchange for a 2008 second-round draft pick.

[15][16] Despite his good shooting for the year, he was not selected to participate in the Three-Point Shootout contest during the 2008 NBA All-Star Game, much to the chagrin of Trail Blazers fans.

[18] On June 26, 2008, he used his player option to opt out of his contract with the Trail Blazers, making him a free agent for the off-season.

[22] He completed two four-point plays in a span of eleven seconds in a playoff loss to the Atlanta Hawks on April 29, 2009.

This was the second best single-season turnover percentage in NBA history, behind Jones's own record of 5.23 from the 2005–06 season.

[36] Jones played in 20 games, starting 6, during the season, averaging 4.9 points, 1.2 rebounds and 11.8 minutes.

[41] In a December 2015 article on ESPN.com by Dave McMenamin, LeBron James said "He's my favorite player of all time" and "He's the greatest teammate I've ever had" in regards to Jones.

[37] He was also one of twelve players nominated for the Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, finishing tenth place in the voting.

[48] On January 19, 2017, he started in place of an injured Kevin Love and scored 14 points in a 118–103 win over the Phoenix Suns.

[43][50] Facing the Golden State Warriors in the Finals for the third straight year, the Cavaliers lost the series in five games.

[33] On July 19, 2017, Jones was named the director of player personnel for the Phoenix Suns, effectively ending his 14-year NBA career.

When the season resumed in the 2020 NBA Bubble, the Suns managed to finish with an 8–0 run in Orlando, with their only significant roster change adding G League guard Cameron Payne.

[61][62][63] With the surprising improvement in the bubble, Jones orchestrated another major trade in November 2020, this time trading Kelly Oubre Jr., Ricky Rubio, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque, and a protected 2022 first-round pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Abdel Nader and All-Star point guard Chris Paul.

[64] Jones looked to bolster team depth in the delayed 2020 NBA draft period by selecting Jalen Smith at pick 10 and picking up Jae Crowder, E'Twaun Moore, Langston Galloway, and Damian Jones in the shortened 2020 free agency period in the hopes of ending their decade-long playoff drought.

[68] The Suns reached the 2021 NBA Finals, but lost the series in six games to the Milwaukee Bucks.

[2] His aunt, Hope Jones, and his cousin, Shelnita Jackson, played basketball at Barry University.