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Former Alabama SF Herb Jones projected to be on 2028 US Olympic Team

2028 US Men’s Olympic Basketball team projected to include former Alabama F Herb Jones.

The 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially concluded Sunday evening, but the US Men’s Basketball Team slammed the door shut on the whole event Saturday as they took home the gold medal over host country France.

For the United States, it was the conclusion of this era of basketball as it is likely the last time we will see LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Steph Curry dawn the red white and blue. This year’s tournament marked the fifth straight gold medal for the US and a staggering eight of the last nine.

The rest of the world continues to get better at a very rapid rate, but with the 2028 Olympic Games taking place on US soil, they will once again be the team to beat. CBS Sports projects what the US roster will look like for the Los Angeles Olympics games. Anthony Edwards and Jason Tatum should both be back with Team USA, but other than them, it could be a whole new cast of players. Sam Quinn of CBS projects former Alabama Crimson Tide SF Herb Jones to be on the team saying,

“Speaking of weaker offensive links, here’s our big bigger wing defender who is also steadily improving but by no means proven shooter. From a rotation stand point, Jones and Suggs would likely be used depending on matchups. Suggs makes more sense against guards. Jones makes more sense against wings or even centersm though he can handle guards quite well in his own right.”

Jones was outstanding for the New Orleans Pelicans in 2023-24 as he averaged 11.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 2.6 apg and was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. The former second-round pick may go down as one of the best value picks in NBA draft history.

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Former Alabama F Herb Jones named to NBA All-Defensive First-team

Herb Jones earns All-NBA Defensive team selection after impressive 2023-2024 season.

Despite being a second-round pick in the 2021 NBA draft, former Alabama Crimson Tide SF Herb Jones has quickly established himself as a core piece of the New Orleans Pelicans franchise as well as one of the best defenders in the NBA.

Through three years in the league, Jones has been the definition of reliable as he has just missed 26 out of 246 career games. Of those 220 appearances, he did make he has started just 11 of them which is pretty remarkable for a young guy who was not a lottery pick. Jones averaged 11.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg and 2.6 apg, but it is the work he does on the defensive end that has made him such a highly regarded player.

Jones’s defensive numbers aren’t super eye-popping as he averaged 1.4 spg and 0.8 bpg, but he is one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the league. For his defensive efforts in 2023-24, Jones was named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First-team alongside Rudy Gobert, Victor Wembanyama, Bam Adebayo and Anthony Davis. At only 25 years of age, Jones is just scratching the surface of his abilities and will continue to become one of the best defenders in the league.

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LOOK: Fans react to former Alabama forward Herb Jones’ posterizing dunk over former Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr.

On Thursday night, former Alabama forward Herb Jones made a dunk over former Auburn forward Jabari Smith. Roll Tide Wire takes a closer look at how some of the fans reacted on social media.

It did not take long for former Alabama forward Herb Jones to meet former Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr. at the rim on Thursday night. Jones and Smith Jr. guarded one another the majority of the night.

With just under five minutes remaining in the first half, Jones glided in for what appeared to be an easy slam dunk. At the last moment, Smith Jr. jumped up to try and swat the ball out of Jones’ hands. However, he was unsuccessful and subsequently fouled Jones in the act. Jones would also convert on the dunk attempt.

The dunk stirred up a lot of reactions on social media. Roll Tide Wire takes closer look at how fans reacted to Jones’ dunk over Smith Jr. in Thursday night’s contest.

Hot mics caught the NSFW reaction from Herb Jones after a foul call on Jose Alvarado

Let’s just say Herb Jones didn’t agree with this decision.

During the victory over the Timberwolves, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado was called for a foul and his teammates didn’t like the call.

The guard was defending Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards and he was called for a foul as the wing drove toward the lane. Alvarado didn’t appear to make illegal contact with Edwards but it didn’t matter.

Perhaps nobody had a better view of the possession than Pelicans ace defender Herb Jones, who was standing nearby when the call was made. After the call, hot mics picked up Jones complaining to the referees about their decision.

Warning: This clip contains language not suitable for work.

As the broadcasters noted, it was impossible to not hear the microphones pick up Jones’ reaction to the call.

Fortunately, it didn’t cause any problems for the Pelicans and they were able to continue to earn a convincing victory over the Timberwolves.

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Alabama in NBA: How former Tide players have performed up to this point in the season

The Alabama men’s basketball team is well-represented in the NBA. Roll Tide Wire takes a closer look at how some of the alumni are perfoming at the professional level.

Over the years, the Alabama men’s basketball program has placed players in the NBA. Despite Alabama being known predominantly for its football prowess, the Crimson Tide has stepped up in a big way in the last six years.

Since 2018, Alabama has had seven players drafted by NBA front offices. Not to mention, five of the seven that were chosen were first-round picks.

Basketball has become more meaningful in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It has turned into a hotbed for some of the top prospects in college basketball.

Roll Tide Wire breaks down how former Tide players have performed in the NBA up to this point in the season.

Former Alabama F Herb Jones signs four-year contract with New Orleans Pelicans

Former Alabama forward Herb Jones agreed to a four-year deal worth $54 million to return to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Former Alabama forward Herb Jones has agreed to a four-year deal worth $54-million to return to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Jones has spent the last two seasons with the Pelicans organization. He has started in 135 of the 144 games that he has played in.

As a rookie, Jones was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie Second Team. He averaged 9.5 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, and 1.7 steals per game. Jones was also strongly considered to be a member of the NBA’s All-Defensive Team.

During his second year in New Orleans, Jones averaged 9.8 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, and 1.6 steals per game.

Jones has become well-known for his defensive efforts and has also shown improvements on the offensive end of the floor. At 6-foot-7, he has proven that he can consistently guard any position on the floor.

His versatility and skillset helped Jones secure a new contract with one of the NBA’s fastest-rising teams. Jones is now locked in with the Pelicans and will continue to grow the already-successful career that he has had thus far.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow former Alabama basketball players that are currently in the NBA.

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Nate Oats, Alabama are quickly becoming an NBA pipeline

Nate Oats is quickly turning the Alabama men’s basketball program into a pipeline to the NBA!

From 2000 through 2018, the Alabama men’s basketball program produced just six total NBA draft picks. In 2019, athletic director Greg Byrne announced the hiring of Buffalo head coach [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and the Tide turned (pun intended).

Since Oats’ arrival in Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide have had six players drafted, four of which have been first-round picks.

Before Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney were selected in the 2023 NBA draft on Thursday night, Kira Lewis, Josh Primo, Herb Jones, and J.D. Davison were all draft picks under the tutelage of Oats.

It’s starting to make sense as to why the Tide has been so successful on the hardwood over the past few seasons, elite talent and development have paved the way to Alabama becoming one of the premier programs in college basketball under the leadership of Nate Oats. And it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon.

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Every Alabama basketball player to be selected in the NBA draft since 2000

Every Alabama basketball player to be selected in the NBA draft since 2000!

The Alabama men’s basketball program may not be the NBA pipeline like Duke or Kansas, but the Tide has produced its fair share of talent to the league over the years.

As we countdown to the hours until the start of the 2023 NBA draft, we continue to take a deep dive into what to expect from this year’s draft and also reflect on what Alabama has done in previous drafts.

Brandon Miller and Noah Clowney will both likely be selected in the first round on Thursday night adding to Alabama’s NBA draft pedigree.

While we await NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver to open up the 2023 NBA draft, let’s take a look back at every Alabama player to be selected in the NBA since 2000.

Herb Jones sets career highs in thrilling overtime win

Have a night, Herb!

Former Alabama men’s basketball star Herb Jones had quite the night on Wednesday for New Orleans as the Pelicans defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in overtime, 138-131.

Jones led the charge for the Pelicans delivering a career-high 35 points while nailing five three-pointers which was also a career-high.

The former Crimson Tide star also recorded seven rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and made 8-of-9 free throws. Jones became the second player in NBA history to have at least 30 points, five three-pointers, and three blocks in a game (DeMarcus Cousins).

Jones finished an incredible +20 against the Grizzlies and was an instrumental part in the Pelicans’ come-from-behind victory.

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Draymond Green appeared to dangerously kick at Herb Jones’ head after getting tangled up

C’mon, Dray, you can’t do that.

Draymond Green is back to doing Draymond Green things.

We’ve seen in the past how the Golden State Warriors forward has stirred things up, particularly when he’s kicked at a player, something I thought was long gone from his repertoire.

But on Tuesday night, in the Dubs’ 120-109 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, Green got tangled up with Herb Jones, and in the scuffle right after, it appeared the Warriors forward made a kicking motion at Jones.

Dirty stuff. Dray was going at Jones all night, as you’ll see below, and fans thought he should have been ejected for the kick attempt. Plus, there was a flagrant on Brandon Ingram.

I get that Green wants to get in the heads of his opponents, but this feels like too much:

Come on, Draymond. There’s no room for that.