Kai Jones — Player Profile

Bio

c • Texas • 6'11" • 218 lbs

Age 25y 9m 19d

Hometown Nassau, Bahamas bs

High School Orlando Christian Prep in Orlando, Florida , Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

Shoots Right

Wingspan 7'2"

Drafted: 2021 Round 1, pick 19 (#19 overall)

Draft details and sources

Team: New York Knicks · Draft date: Unknown

NBA Official Draft History

College Production

PPG

8.8

Points

RPG

4.8

Rebounds

APG

0.6

Assists

SPG 0.8

BPG 0.9

TOV 1.4

MPG 22.8

Games 26

Started —

Shooting Splits

FG%

58.0

3P%

38.2

0.5-1.3 3P/g

FT%

68.9

1.9-2.8 FT/g

Season 2020-21

Production

NBA Preseason Production

PTS

8.0

Points

REB

5.0

Rebounds

AST

1.4

Assists

PTS

11.9

Points

REB

7.4

Rebounds

AST

2.1

Assists

PTS

15.8

Points

REB

9.9

Rebounds

AST

2.8

Assists

2024-25 · Y4 · 5 G · Position unavailable · LA Clippers · TS% reflects NBA Preseason context

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PA	FTM	FTA	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	GmSc
2024-25	NBA	5	24.2	8.0	5.0	1.4	1.4	2.4	1.6	3.6	5.4	0.0	0.8	1.6	66.7	—	50.0	65.5	9.4
2022-23	NBA	4	8.2	2.5	3.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.8	50.0	0.0	28.6	45.1	2.1
2021-22	NBA	4	11.1	3.2	3.0	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.2	3.8	0.2	0.8	2.5	33.3	0.0	30.0	33.5	2.0
2024-25	NBA	5	24.2	11.9	7.4	2.1	2.1	3.6	2.4	5.4	8.0	0.0	1.2	2.4	66.7	—	50.0	65.5	9.4
2022-23	NBA	4	8.2	11.0	15.4	2.2	0.0	2.2	4.4	4.4	8.8	2.2	2.2	7.7	50.0	0.0	28.6	45.1	2.1
2021-22	NBA	4	11.1	10.5	9.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	4.1	12.2	0.8	2.4	8.1	33.3	0.0	30.0	33.5	2.0
2024-25	NBA	5	24.2	15.8	9.9	2.8	2.8	4.7	3.2	7.1	10.7	0.0	1.6	3.2	66.7	—	50.0	65.5	9.4
2022-23	NBA	4	8.2	14.1	19.7	2.8	0.0	2.8	5.6	5.6	11.2	2.8	2.8	9.8	50.0	0.0	28.6	45.1	2.1
2021-22	NBA	4	11.1	13.8	12.7	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	5.3	15.9	1.1	3.2	10.6	33.3	0.0	30.0	33.5	2.0

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PER	TS%	eFG%	USG%	AST%	TOV%	REB%	3PAr	FTr	WS82	BPM
2021-22	NBA	4	11.1	7.9	33.5	33.3	19.0	3.6	4.9	13.1	0.067	0.667	-1.0	-9.8
2022-23	NBA	4	8.2	12.3	45.1	50.0	18.5	9.7	26.5	22.1	0.250	0.875	-0.7	-11.8
2024-25	NBA	5	24.2	18.2	65.5	66.7	13.8	8.8	20.8	11.2	0.000	0.296	5.5	2.0

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	35	24	68.6%	70.0%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	9	2	22.2%	18.0%	—
Mid-Range	3	1	33.3%	6.0%	—
Left Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	2.0%	—
Above the Break 3	2	0	0.0%	4.0%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 70%

Mid 24%

3PT 6%

Corner 3 2%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	25	18	72.0%	92.6%	65.6%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	2	0	0.0%	7.4%	42.7%

Shot Diet

Rim 93%

Mid 7%

3PT 0%

Corner 3 0%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	4	4	100.0%	50.0%	64.6%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	2	0	0.0%	25.0%	39.6%
Left Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	12.5%	33.8%
Above the Break 3	1	0	0.0%	12.5%	32.7%

Small sample (8 FGA) — showing individual shots; the heat map requires ≥20 FGA.

Shot Diet

Rim 50%

Mid 25%

3PT 25%

Corner 3 12%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	6	2	33.3%	40.0%	63.4%
In The Paint (Non-RA)	5	2	40.0%	33.3%	38.9%
Mid-Range	3	1	33.3%	20.0%	38.5%
Above the Break 3	1	0	0.0%	6.7%	33.5%

Small sample (15 FGA) — showing individual shots; the heat map requires ≥20 FGA.

Shot Diet

Rim 40%

Mid 53%

3PT 7%

Corner 3 0%

Recent Games

Game Log →

Date	Team	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FTM	FTA	GmSc
2024-10-17	LA Clippers	SAC	23.7	3	4	2	1	2	1	1	5.2
2024-10-14	LA Clippers	DAL	24.5	12	4	0	5	6	2	4	10.8
2024-10-11	LA Clippers	POR	28.6	8	6	2	4	8	0	0	13.1
2024-10-08	LA Clippers	BKN	22.4	13	5	0	6	8	1	2	10.4
2024-10-05	LA Clippers	GSW	21.7	4	6	3	2	3	0	1	7.4

Summer League

PTS

8.7

Points

REB

6.9

Rebounds

AST

0.9

Assists

PTS

12.9

Points

REB

10.2

Rebounds

AST

1.4

Assists

PTS

16.9

Points

REB

13.3

Rebounds

AST

1.8

Assists

Career · 15 G · 4 competitions · TS% reflects Summer League context

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	GmSc
2023	LV	3	26.5	8.3	6.7	0.7	1.7	1.3	2.3	3.0	4.3	0.3	0.7	2.0	3.0	69.2	50.0	66.7	73.7	7.9
2023	CC	2	22.2	7.0	2.0	0.5	3.0	1.5	1.0	3.0	5.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	54.5	0.0	100.0	58.9	6.9
2022	LV	5	20.0	8.6	6.4	0.6	0.8	2.0	1.4	3.4	8.0	0.2	3.2	1.6	2.2	42.5	6.2	72.7	47.9	7.1
2021	LV	5	28.1	9.8	9.4	1.6	0.4	0.8	3.0	3.6	9.0	0.2	1.2	2.4	2.8	40.0	16.7	85.7	47.9	6.7
Career	—	15	24.3	8.7	6.9	0.9	1.1	1.4	2.1	3.3	7.3	0.2	1.7	1.9	2.4	45.9	12.0	77.8	52.5	7.1
2023	LV	3	26.5	11.3	9.1	0.9	2.3	1.8	3.2	4.1	5.9	0.5	0.9	2.7	4.1	69.2	50.0	66.7	73.7	7.9
2023	CC	2	22.2	11.3	3.2	0.8	4.9	2.4	1.6	4.9	8.9	0.0	0.8	1.6	1.6	54.5	0.0	100.0	58.9	6.9
2022	LV	5	20.0	15.5	11.5	1.1	1.4	3.6	2.5	6.1	14.4	0.4	5.8	2.9	4.0	42.5	6.2	72.7	47.9	7.1
2021	LV	5	28.1	12.5	12.0	2.0	0.5	1.0	3.8	4.6	11.5	0.3	1.5	3.1	3.6	40.0	16.7	85.7	47.9	6.7
Career	—	15	24.3	12.9	10.2	1.4	1.7	2.1	3.1	4.9	10.8	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.6	45.9	12.0	77.8	52.5	7.1
2023	LV	3	26.5	15.2	12.2	1.2	3.0	2.4	4.3	5.5	7.9	0.6	1.2	3.7	5.5	69.2	50.0	66.7	73.7	7.9
2023	CC	2	22.2	14.4	4.1	1.0	6.2	3.1	2.1	6.2	11.3	0.0	1.0	2.1	2.1	54.5	0.0	100.0	58.9	6.9
2022	LV	5	20.0	20.7	15.4	1.4	1.9	4.8	3.4	8.2	19.3	0.5	7.7	3.9	5.3	42.5	6.2	72.7	47.9	7.1
2021	LV	5	28.1	15.9	15.3	2.6	0.6	1.3	4.9	5.8	14.6	0.3	1.9	3.9	4.5	40.0	16.7	85.7	47.9	6.7
Career	—	15	24.3	16.9	13.3	1.8	2.2	2.7	4.0	6.4	14.0	0.4	3.2	3.6	4.6	45.9	12.0	77.8	52.5	7.1

PER

13.6

Efficiency

TS%

52.5

True Shooting

BPM

-1.6

Box +/-

Career averages across 4 qualified competitions

Advanced Metrics

Season	Lg	GP	MIN	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	AST'd%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/40	WS/82	VORP	VORP/82
2023	LV	3	79.4	14.1	73.7	0.154	0.692	—	9.5	15.1	10.1	4.3	3.0	4.1	29.2	12.8	111.5	100.9	-3.0	2.2	-0.8	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.09	3.4	0.0	0.5
2023	CC	2	44.5	14.7	58.9	0.091	0.182	—	6.8	2.4	4.1	3.5	6.2	6.1	14.4	13.1	108.7	103.4	-2.2	2.9	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.08	4.1	0.0	1.5
2022	LV	5	99.8	17.3	47.9	0.400	0.275	—	8.4	23.6	13.8	5.0	1.9	8.0	13.5	20.4	96.0	96.6	-4.0	4.7	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.06	3.1	0.1	1.3
2021	LV	5	140.7	10.3	47.9	0.133	0.311	—	10.1	26.3	15.7	9.1	0.7	2.2	22.7	18.6	88.0	110.0	-5.2	0.8	-4.4	-0.1	-0.0	-0.1	-0.02	-1.8	-0.1	-1.8
Career*	—	15	364.4	13.6	52.5	0.229	0.330	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.9	—	—	—	-4.0	2.4	-1.6	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.04	1.4	0.0	-0.0

* Career WS (and OWS/DWS) and VORP are cumulative totals across qualified competitions, with WS/40 recomputed from those sums; PER, BPM (and OBPM/DBPM), and the /82 projections are minute-weighted averages, and TS%, 3PAr, FTr, AST'd%, and TOV% pool the underlying totals. Ratings, usage, AST%, and the rebound/steal/block rates aren't pooled across competitions.

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	56	42	75.0%	51.4%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	14	4	28.6%	12.8%	—
Mid-Range	14	1	7.1%	12.8%	—
Left Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	0.9%	—
Right Corner 3	2	0	0.0%	1.8%	—
Above the Break 3	22	3	13.6%	20.2%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 51%

Mid 26%

3PT 23%

Corner 3 3%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	16	14	87.5%	66.7%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	1	0	0.0%	4.2%	—
Mid-Range	4	0	0.0%	16.7%	—
Above the Break 3	3	1	33.3%	12.5%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 67%

Mid 21%

3PT 12%

Corner 3 0%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	13	12	92.3%	32.5%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	9	3	33.3%	22.5%	—
Mid-Range	2	1	50.0%	5.0%	—
Left Corner 3	1	0	0.0%	2.5%	—
Right Corner 3	2	0	0.0%	5.0%	—
Above the Break 3	13	1	7.7%	32.5%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 32%

Mid 28%

3PT 40%

Corner 3 8%

Zone	FGA	FGM	FG%	Freq%	Pool%
Restricted Area	27	16	59.3%	60.0%	—
In The Paint (Non-RA)	4	1	25.0%	8.9%	—
Mid-Range	8	0	0.0%	17.8%	—
Above the Break 3	6	1	16.7%	13.3%	—

Shot Diet

Rim 60%

Mid 27%

3PT 13%

Corner 3 0%

Recent Games

Game Log →

Date	Venue	Opp	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	3PM	3PA	FTM	FTA	GmSc
2023-07-11	Las Vegas	POR	25.5	13	2	0	6	7	0	1	1	2	11.2
2023-07-09	Las Vegas	LAL	27.1	5	8	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	5.4
2023-07-07	Las Vegas	SAS	26.7	7	10	1	1	3	0	0	5	7	7.1
2023-07-05	California Classic	GSW	23.4	12	4	1	6	8	0	1	0	0	14.3
2023-07-03	California Classic	SAS	21.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	2	-0.4

2021 Draft Combine Statistics

Percentile rankings vs current draft class

100

Percentile

Composite Combine Score

Elite vs. 2021 Draft Class

Anthro 97

Blends measurements, athleticism & shooting

Rank

#1

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