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Herb Jones
SF · 
New Orleans Pelicans · age 28
- Trade value
- −$11.9M
- Likely range
- −$23.4M to −$14.5M half the time, −$24.2M to $3.3M 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 52, potential 55
- Player value
- $18.1M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $14.90M a year, 4 years left
- Next season
- 0.3 WS+ projected
- Role
- Bench
- Style
- Charge-Taking Lockdown Defender
- Awards
- All-Defensive 2024
Herb Jones's trade value is −$11.9M: what his projected play is worth beyond his contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real NBA trades.
Updated November 9, 2026.
Contract, season by season
Terms: player option 2030
| Season | Cap hit | Worth | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $14.90M | $6.2M | −$4.3M |
| 2028 | $20.86M | $4.1M | −$9.7M |
| 2029 | $22.53M | $3.8M | −$9.2M |
| 2030 | $24.20M | $3.4M | −$10.9M |
2027 cap dollars. Surplus = worth minus 70% of his cap hit.
Projection
| Season | WS+ | 10–90% range | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0.3 | −0.9 to 1.6 | 72% |
| 2028 | 0.1 | −1.1 to 1.0 | 55% |
| 2029 | 0.1 | −0.9 to 1.2 | 37% |
| 2030 | 0.1 | −1.1 to 1.0 | 35% |
| 2031 | -0.0 | −0.3 to 0.0 | 28% |
Trade value over time
What this model would have said at the end of each season, using only what was known then. Today's dollars; the open dot is now. It rises when he signs a new deal and drains as the deal runs out.
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