Derrick Jones sat on a bench near the Miami beachfront, feeling conspicuous. Wearing sunglasses and a baggy hoodie as a sort of half-hearted disguise, he told any passerby who recognized him that he was just in town for an AAU tournament. If it were up to him, he would be spending his Saturday afternoon either…
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Derrick Jones 18 Points/1 Block Full Highlights (3/2/2019)
The Heat lost a little something while Derrick Jones Jr. was out with injury. And that little something was actually a big something: fun. Jones simply offers way more FPG (funs per game) than any of the other Heat players, and it’s not even close. I often use the phrase “and it’s not even close”…
Read MoreDerrick Jones 18 Points/5 Dunks Full Highlights (1/21/2019)
The best part about Derrick Jones Jr. getting real minutes (as opposed to garbage-time minutes) on the Heat is the possibility of a hyper-entertaining DJJ Dunkilation at the end of season gets more and more likely with each minute of on-court action. I couldn’t really care less if he’s helping the Heat or hindering them…
Read MoreDerrick Jones 16 Points Full Highlights (12/30/2018)
The Miami Heat have a new secret weapon: Derrick Jones Jr. using his freakish athleticism to fly in for offensive rebounds. It seems like, in the month of December, you can count on a few buckets per game from him just going in there and grabbing the ball off a miss because no one else…
Read MoreDerrick Jones Career High 17 Points Full Highlights (10/18/2018)
Real talk incoming: I just don’t feel like the Heat’s best path to victory is by starting Derrick Jones Jr. at the power forward position. That’s real talk right there. For real. Unfiltered. In fact, starting Jones at all seems like kind of a stretch. He looked good in exhibition games, I guess, showing off…
Read MoreDerrick Jones 15 Points Full Highlights (4/9/2017)
OFFICIAL BEST THINGS ABOUT THE SUNS BEING AWFUL POWER RANKINGS 1. Derrick Jones dunking all over the heckin’ place 2. Devin Booker 70 3. Tyler Ulis/Alan Williams pick-and-roll chemistry 4. I hate Brandon Knight 5. Jarell Eddie had a good game 6. More angry dunks by Marquese Chriss 7. Elijah Millsap is back! —— 55….
Read MoreDerrick Jones 13 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (3/28/2017)
Forget about Derrick Jones Jr. being just a dunker. That’s what he USED to be, before the amazing transformation that occurred at the 51 second mark of the second quarter in this game against the Atlanta Hawks. The transformation from purveyor of shmushage to accredited three-point marksman. The shackles which once bound him to a…
Read MoreDerrick Jones 8 Points/2 Dunks Full Highlights (2/28/2017)
Derrick Jones can slam the basketball good. And that’s it. Of course, the ability to slam good is one of the more desirable traits that a basketball player can have, and if you can slam it good enough, you don’t need to do anything else to secure a spot in the league, at least for…
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