Derrick Jones Jr. Age, Net Worth, Relationship, Height, Ethnicity

Derrick Jones Jr.: Biography in Details

Who is Derrick Jones Jr.?

Tall and handsome Deyonta Davis is an American well-known professional basketball player.

He is popular as a player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently working with Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League.

What are the body stats of Derrick Jones Jr.?

Moving towards his body measurements, Derrick Jones Jr. has a good height of 6 Feet and 10 Inches (2.08m) with a body weight of 88kg.

He has black hair color and his eye color is also black. There is no information about his shoe size.

What are the birth facts of Derrick Jones Jr.?

Derrick Jones Jr. was born in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was born on 15 February 1997. He is of African American ethnicity and has American nationality.

His birth name is Derrick Labrent Jones Jr. He is the son of Derrick Sr.(father) and Otiesse Jones(mother).

He has one brother named Lakeem Johnson and two sisters named Dej’sha Jones and On’Jesha Jones. Since childhood, he has built up a strong interest in basketball sports.

Derrick Jones Jr.: Education, School/College University

Derrick Jones Jr. studied at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania where he played under coach Paul Romanczuk.

Later on, Derrick Jones Jr. attended UNLV but left several years of college eligibility to join the NBA.

Derrick Jones Jr.: Professional Life, Career, Awards

Derrick Jones Jr started playing basketball in 2016 and he is still active in it. He started playing basketball professionally by joining the Sacramento Kings.

He was undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft. Later hired an agent and started playing for the Kings in the 2016 NBA Summer League.

Due to his groin injury, he couldn’t play any further games for the Kings. On 25 September 2016, he signed with the Phoenix Suns for a training camp.

With his outstanding performance, he was successful top impressing the Suns and becoming their team player. On 19 November 2016, he made his debut in the NBA playing a match against the Philadelphia 76ers.

He was assigned multiple times to the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development League during his rookie season.

Jones was also selected to compete in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest but lost to Glenn Robinson III in the final round.

On 28 March 2017, Derrick Jones Jr. recorded a career-high score of 13 points in a match against St Atlanta Hawks. He plays from power forward and center positions wearing jersey number 33. In 2015, Derrick was honored with Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball.

Derrick Jones Jr.: Salary and Net Worth 2024

Recently this talented player signed a 2-year contract with the Miami Heat valued at $3,157,958 with an average annual salary of $1,578,979.

Regarding his net worth, it is under review.

Derrick Jones Jr.: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Unlike other players, Derrick Jones Jr. has neither been in any rumor nor praised for his impressive dunking skills.

Social Media Profile

Derrick Jones Jr. is active on Instagram and Twitter but he is not active on Facebook.

He has more than 419k followers on Instagram and he has over 25k followers on a Twitter account.

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