Derrick Jones Jr. bet on himself this past summer, and that bet looks like it’s going to pay off.
Last summer Jones declined the player option on his contract with the Chicago Bulls which would have paid him $3.36 million this season. In its place, Jones instead signed a one-year $2.7 million veteran’s minimum contract with the Dallas Mavericks – the contract the NBA reserves for seven-year veterans like Jones.
However, when Jones hits the free agent market again this summer he expects to hit the jackpot, and that betting on himself will pay off.