Herb Jones (SF/PF, NOLA): Week 13 Waiver Wire Pickups

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ANALYSIS: The New Orleans Pelicans might not be so good, but that also might mean that they are fully committed to developing their young building blocks. It is not that NOLA is throwing the season away while waiting for Zion's comeback (if that happens at all this season...), but they have absolutely given rookie Herb Jones the keys to the starting wing position at the SF/PF spot and he's been working rather nicely on it.

Jones is definitely not going to make the ROY ballots. That said, he's been quite solid in his short time as a pro, is playing 29 MPG on the season, and since he started on a Nov. 24 night he's never come back to the pine while staying on the court for a bulky 32 MPG a game. If you look at the scoring stats you won't find anything to love from Jones (8 PPG on 47/34/81 shooting splits; just 0.6 3PM per game in his current starting run). But the rest of the cats are Herbert's bread and butter.

Jones is averaging 7+ rebounds, 2+ dimes, 1.8 steals, and 1.3 blocks since he became a perennial starter for the Pels. The season averages are lower, of course, because it took time for Jones to adapt to the L's pace of play and he wasn't starting nightly in his early days. But do you know how many players in the NBA are putting up a 7-2-1-1 baseline, even without looking at the points scored? FOUR. Vooch, Dray, Giannis, and AD. Oh, and Jones in his 26-game span of games from Nov. 24 to Jan. 6. If you're passing on this monster of a performer, then I don't even know.

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