Dahntay Jones

NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.

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Dahntay Lavall Jones (born December 27, 1980) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Duke Blue Devils. Jones played in the NBA as a small forward and shooting guard from 2003 to 2017. He won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.

Quick Facts

Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Position: Assistant coach
League: NBA
Born: 27 December 1980
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
High school: Steinert (Hamilton, New Jersey)
College: Rutgers (1998–2000); Duke (2001–2003)
Draft round: 1

Lore & Background

Jones signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 13, 2016. He made his debut for the Cavaliers that night in a 112–110 loss to the Detroit Pistons, recording 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, one steal and two blocks in 42 minutes off the bench. However, this was not a regular-season game; it was the final game of the 2015–16 regular season. Jones saw early minutes in Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals, finishing with five points, one rebound and one block, as the Cavaliers came back from a 3–1 deficit to win the series in seven games.

He was waived by the Cavaliers on July 30, 2016, then re-signed on September 26, waived again on October 24, and re-signed yet again on April 12, 2017. In the 2017 playoffs, he played three minutes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals and was ejected after receiving back-to-back technical fouls. The Cavaliers reached the 2017 NBA Finals but lost in five games. Jones' final NBA game was Game 4 of that Finals series on June 9, 2017, where he recorded one rebound in two minutes.

Reader's Guide

Jones played one regular-season game for the Cavaliers in 2015–16 (the season finale on April 13, 2016) and one regular-season game in 2016–17. His playoff appearances for Cleveland were limited to the 2016 and 2017 postseasons. He won his only NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016.

Did You Know?

In the 2017 playoffs, teammate LeBron James covered Jones' $6,000 fine for two technical fouls because Jones earned only $9,127 in salary for the postseason.
Jones was suspended for Game 4 of the 2016 Eastern Conference Semifinals for striking Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo in the groin.