When the Dallas Mavericks signed Derrick Jones Jr. in the eleventh hour of free agency, the general reaction among the fanbase ranged from ambivalence to delighted optimism. While Jones Jr. hasn’t had a very accomplished or decorated career, his athletic prowess and relative youth made him a desirable, low-cost flyer for a team like the Mavericks. Watch any highlight tape and you’ll witness the man nicknamed “Airplane Mode” throw down gravity-defying dunks and get up for emphatic, impossible blocked shots. Seeing stuff like that understandably gets fans excited.
The actual body of work for Jones Jr.