Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 6 h ago.
Derrick Jones Jr. Healthy, Back With Clippers for Year 10
newsroom · 1 h agoDerrick Jones Jr. returns to the LA Clippers for the 2026-27 season, his 10th in the NBA, wearing No. 5 as a 6-6, 210-pound forward. He is not on the injury report. Last season he averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 50 games for the Clippers.
Roster Spot Locked In
Derrick Jones Jr. is back with the LA Clippers for the 2026-27 season, his 10th year in the NBA. The 29-year-old forward wears No. 5 and is listed at 6-6, 210 pounds. He came into the league out of UNLV and has built a decade-long career as a physical, athletic wing who can guard multiple positions. Jones Jr. finished last season with the Clippers, so there is no team change to track here — he is simply moving into a new campaign with the same club. At this stage of his career, he brings experience and a defined role rather than untested upside, and the Clippers know exactly what they are getting from him on both ends of the floor.
Last Season's Numbers
Jones Jr.'s 2025-26 season, his most recent full body of work, shows a player still contributing in a rotation role. He played 50 games and averaged 27.0 minutes, putting up 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. He shot 49.9 percent from the field, 35.9 percent from three and 76.3 percent from the free-throw line, numbers that add up to a true shooting percentage of 60.0. His usage rate sat at 14.4, meaning he was not asked to create shots often, and he turned the ball over just 0.8 times a game. The Clippers posted a plus-2.6 net mark with him on the floor.
Health Report
Entering the new season, Derrick Jones Jr. is not on the injury report. There is no injury history listed for him, which lines up with the way he has played his career: as an athletic, high-effort forward who has stayed available. For a Clippers team that has dealt with injury questions elsewhere on the roster, having a healthy, versatile wing like Jones Jr. ready to go is valuable on its own. His workload last season, 27.0 minutes across 50 games, suggests a player trusted to hold up physically over a long stretch. Nothing in the brief points to any lingering concern as the Clippers move toward the season opener.
What's Ahead
The season has not tipped off yet, so there is no game log or box score data to point to for Derrick Jones Jr. this year. The clearest picture of what to expect comes from last season: a low-usage, high-activity forward who shot the ball efficiently, 49.9 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from three, while logging real minutes for the Clippers. There are no rumors, trade chatter or contract notes tied to him right now. With no injury concerns entering the year, the expectation is that Jones Jr. opens the season healthy and ready to fill the same kind of role he held with the Clippers a year ago, once the opener arrives.
Questions fans ask
What jersey number does Derrick Jones Jr. wear for the Clippers?
No. 5.
Is Derrick Jones Jr. injured?
No. He is not on the injury report entering the season.
What team does Derrick Jones Jr. play for?
The LA Clippers, the same team he played for last season.
What were Derrick Jones Jr.'s stats last season (2025-26)?
In 50 games, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.0 blocks in 27.0 minutes, shooting 49.9% from the field and 35.9% from three.
How many years has Derrick Jones Jr. played in the NBA?
The 2026-27 season is his 10th in the league. He played college basketball at UNLV.
What position does Derrick Jones Jr. play?
Forward. He's listed at 6-6, 210 pounds.
Game log
last 0| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | +/- |
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| No games logged yet this season. | |||||||||