The older brother of NBA player Tre Jones, he previously played for his hometown team, the Minnesota Timberwolves for four seasons, before signing with the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 offseason.

He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils in his freshman season as part of the 2014–15 National Championship team.

He played in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2014 Jordan Brand Classic and the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit.

In leading the league for a fourth year in a row for the 2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies, he broke his own assist to turnover single-season record (7.04).

Jones earned the role as a varsity starter for Apple Valley High School as an eighth grader for the 2009–10 season.

[5] Following his freshman season, he was invited to attend separate skills camps hosted by LeBron James and Chris Paul.

[9] By the time he attended the July 2011 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Peach Jam tournament he already had offers from Minnesota and Baylor.

[4] Jones' Apple Valley team was eliminated in the MSHSL Class 4A, Section 3 final by Eastview High School.

[7] Following the season, Jones again played for Team USA at the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania from June 29 – July 8, 2012.

[13] On September 11, when Okafor was named a monthly blogger for USA Today High School Sports, he noted that he and Jones wanted to attend a Michigan State Spartans football game together.

[15] At the January 5, 2013, Timberwolves Shootout at the Target Center, Jones led Apple Valley on a 31–9 run to overcome an 11-point deficit with 9 minutes and 19 seconds remaining against Rashad Vaughn and Robbinsdale Cooper High School.

[26][27] Although Alexander was ranked as the fifth best player in the class of 2014 by Rivals.com and had offers from four of the six schools common to both by the beginning of June, he said the chances of him matriculating with Jones and Okafor was slim.

[34] On August 14, Jones confirmed that he might make a fifth official visit (the maximum allowed by the NCAA) to Minnesota, although they remained an unlikely underdog.

[46] On November 15, ESPN announced the high school basketball broadcast schedule for its family of networks and the rumors were verified.

[48] On November 7 Jones was ranked fifth behind points leader Mudiay, Alexander, Okafor and Stanley Johnson in the Mr. Basketball USA preseason tracker.

[54][55] Prior to his senior season, USA Today named him to its 10-man preseason All-USA team along with Alexander, Stanley Johnson, Trey Lyles, Mudiay, Malik Newman, Okafor, Kelly Oubre, D'Angelo Russell, and Myles Turner.

[60] That day, in front of Mike Krzyzewski and ESPN2's national audience, Okafor's Whitney Young beat Jones' Apple Valley 80–70.

[68] In the April 2, 2014, McDonald's All-American Game Jones posted 7 points and a game-high 10 assists for the losing east team.

[80] On March 18, he was named as one of three finalists for the McDonald's All-American Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year (along with Stanley Johnson and Cliff Alexander).

[9] Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller suggested when he played for Duke Jones would likely finish among the top five in the nation in assists per game but would need to work on his defense.

[86] Sources: Jones was one of the most sought after recruits in 2014, ranking 4th overall in ESPN's top 100, behind eventual teammate Jahlil Okafor, Myles Turner, and Cliff Alexander.

[89] Despite playing high school basketball just a short distance from the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Jones never granted Minnesota an official visit.

[128] On November 10, Jones made his NBA debut against the Charlotte Hornets, posting his first assist, steal, rebound and point.

[132] On December 22, he was recalled by the Timberwolves after he averaged 24.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals in 35.2 minutes per game in six starts in the D-League.

[134] By late February, head coach Sam Mitchell noted that Jones would be getting sufficient playing time to be evaluated.

[137][138] On November 8, Jones posted career highs with 12 points and 5 steals as well as a career-high tying 5 rebounds to go along with a game-high 7 assists against the Brooklyn Nets.

[139][140] When Rubio did not play in the April 12, 2017 regular season finale against the Houston Rockets, Jones posted a career-high with 16 assists.

[149][150] On July 11, 2019, Jones signed a three-year deal worth $26.4 million with the Memphis Grizzlies after the Timberwolves refused to match the offer sheet.

[159][160] On March 17, 2023, Jones had his first NBA career triple-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in an overtime victory over his brother's San Antonio Spurs.

Rob Jones, his father, stands at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and played for University of Wisconsin–Parkside in the 1980s when they competed at the Division III level.