Damon Jones
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting consultant |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
August 25, 1976 Galveston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ball (Galveston, Texas) |
| College | Houston (1994–1997) |
| NBA draft | 1997 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1997–2012 |
| Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
| Number | 9 ,11, 13, 14, 19 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1997–1998 | Black Hills Posse |
| 1998 | Jacksonville Barracudas |
| 1998–1999 | Idaho Stampede |
| 1999 | New Jersey Nets |
| 1999 | Boston Celtics |
| 1999 | Golden State Warriors |
| 1999–2000 | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2000 | Gulf Coast Sun Dogs |
| 2000–2001 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 2001–2002 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2002–2003 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2003–2004 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2004–2005 | Miami Heat |
| 2005–2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2008–2009 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2009 | NSB Napoli |
| 2010 | Piratas de Quebradillas |
| 2011 | Bucaneros de La Guaira |
| 2012 | Reno Bighorns |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–present | Cleveland Cavaliers (asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,326 (6.6 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,074 (1.6 rpg) |
| Assists | 1,806 (2.7 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Damon Darron Jones (born August 25, 1976) is an American retired professional basketball player, and current member of the coaching staff for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a shooting consultant.
A combo guard, he played college basketball for three years with the University of Houston Cougars before declaring early for the 1997 NBA Draft, but he went undrafted.
Jones played for the Ball High School Golden Tornadoes basketball team. He went on to the University of Houston after his graduation in 1994.
A journeyman throughout his career, Jones never played for the same team for more than one season except for 2005–2008, when he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his career, he played for ten different teams.
Jones was most notable for his ability to make three-point field goals. In fact, three-point attempts made up the majority of his field goal attempts because his role was often to wait on the outside while teammates such as Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade or LeBron James forced double teams. Jones was supremely confident of his shot, once proclaiming that he is "the best shooter in the world."
Prior to the 2004–2005 season, Jones signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Miami Heat. Jones then proceeded to have the best statistical season of his career, setting career highs in games started (66), minutes played (2,576), field goals made (331) and attempted (726), field goal percentage (45.6%), three-point field goals made (225) and attempted (521), three-point field goal percentage (43.2%), free throws made (68) and attempted (86), rebounds (231), steals (44), blocked shots (5) and points scored (955). His 225 three-point field goals made was third best in the NBA (and at the time, tied with Mitch Richmond for the ninth most ever in an NBA season) and his three-point field goal percentage was fifth best that season.
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