Tre Jones To New Orleans In The 2020 NBA Draft?
We have forty eight days until the 2020 NBA Draft!
Right now though the NBA is interviewing players!
One of those players is former Duke point guard Tre Jones!
He stated that his agent expects him to be drafted mid to late first round. “according to an article by Adam Rowe on 247 Sports.com
If so Tre Jones could possibly have the opportunity to play with some former Duke players!
Who are they?
Brandon Ingram, Frank Jackson, Jahil Okafor, JJ Redick and Zion Williamson who play for the New Orleans Pelicans!
Brandon Ingram has been playing in the NBA for three years, Frank Jackson has been in the NBA for one year, Jahil Okofor who has been in the NBA for four years , JJ Redick who has been in the league for thirteen years and Zion Williamson who has been in the league for one season but those aren’t only former Duke playersTre Jones who come in contact with if drafted by New Orleans as he would come into contact with Trajan Langdon who like Brandon Ingram , Frank Jackson Jahil Okafor went to Duke!
Though,
Trajan Langdon is in a different role with New Orleans then Brandon Ingram, Frank Jackson, JJ Redick , Jahil Okafor and Zion Williamson!
What is his role?
He is the General Manager!
Though, Trajan Langdon like Brandon Ingram , Frank Jackson , JJ Redick, Jahil Okafor and Zion Williamson did play in the NBA!
When?
In 1999 when he was drafted by Cleveland!
When?
In the first round of the NBA Draft where he selected eleventh overall!
In Cleveland he totaled 119 games, and became the first Alaskan to play in the NBA. Following his stint in the NBA, Langdon played nine seasons overseas in Russia, Turkey and Italy. His best years came with CSKA Moscow, where he was a two-time Euroleague champion (2006, 2008), Euroleague Final Four MVP (2008), two-time All-Euroleague First Team selection (2007, 2008) and All-Euroleague Second Team selection (2006). He was also named to the Euroleague 2001-10 All-Decade Team. “according to https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pelicans-hire-trajan-langdon-general-manager
Tre Jones recently had this to say about possibly being drafted by the New Orleans Pelicans and possibly having the opportunity to play with some former Duke players!
“I actually know all of them,” Jones said, grinning. “Most of them I know really well. JJ’s the oldest one, but after that, they’re all around my age. One of them obviously I played with. It would be extremely fun to be able to connect with those guys, to be able to play on the same team as them, and hopefully win games with those guys. Having Trajan Langdon in the front office would be amazing. It would be a ‘(Duke) Brotherhood connect’ down there. Being able to play with those type of guys would be amazing. It would be a good connection, for sure.” according to an article by Adam Rowe on 247 Sports.com