One of the NBA’s emerging defensive stars has taken notes from what he’s seen on the gridiron, including a Seattle Seahawks legend.
New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones is in his second season out of Alabama, taken early in the second-round of the NBA Draft — if you’re not up to speed on basketball, the NBA Draft only has two rounds so second-rounders might as well be Day 3 picks in the NFL Draft. NBA fans and analysts have been wowed by his high-level defense, and he even received some votes for All-NBA Defensive Second-Team.