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Derrick Jones Jr.

Los Angeles Clippers · #5 · Rotation
SF6'6"210 lbage 2910 yrs expUNLVChester, PA
5th best of 13 on LACworth +0.8 wins to the rotation
OFF73DEF75
Elite rim protector & interior finisher
LAC
Los Angeles Clippers
Western · Pacific · proj. 42-40 (▲+0.9)
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A long, switchable wing and weakside shot-blocker who quietly protects the rim at an elite level for his position (89th percentile) and takes great care of the ball. He finishes lobs and cuts at 49.9% but isn't a shot-creator — 10.1 points on 15% usage with a shaky-but-passable 35.9% three. A 3-and-D connector, not a focal point.

10.1
PPG
3.5
RPG
1.4
APG
0.9
SPG
1
BPG
GP 50MPG 27FG% 49.93P% 35.9FT% 76.3TS% 60USG% 15.1PER 13.3BPM -0.7VORP 0.5EPM +0.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rim protection96
Inside finishing87
Perimeter defense79
Scoring78
Shooting74
Playmaking68
Rebounding57

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2016-17 to 2025-26 · 10 seasons
7.5
PPG
3.3
RPG
0.8
APG
547
GAMES
Points 4,094Win Shares 26.5Starts 263Best season 2024-25 · 10.1 ppg
Games played, last three seasons83%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 26 → 28
▬Steady

Derrick, at 28, has held steady — 1.6 → 2.1 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.7 wins (+1.6)
Assumes a normal season; he played 50 games last year. Age takes about 0.1 wins off at 29. Range 2.4–5.0 wins.
Production (BPM)-1.5 → -0.7+0.826-27 forecast -0.8
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -1.5 · 76 games2024-25: -0.3 · 77 games2025-26: -0.7 · 50 games2026-27: -0.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.6 → 2.1+0.626-27 forecast 3.7
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.6 · 76 games2024-25: 2.7 · 77 games2025-26: 2.1 · 50 games2026-27: 3.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.9M vs $10.5M salary−$1.5M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$10.5M salary2023-24: $3.8M · 76 games2024-25: $5.9M · 77 games2025-26: $4.7M · 50 games2026-27: $8.9M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $10,476,190 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$10,476,190Guaranteed
5% of the club’s payroll · 5th of 17 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$8,936,000 /yr
Surplus−$1,540,190
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.