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Tre JonesChicago Bulls · #30

Guard · 6'1", 190 lb · Apple Valley, Minnesota · Age 26 · 6th season

Tre Jones is a 6-foot-1 defensive point guard for the Chicago Bulls — a pass-first, defense-minded floor general drafted 41st in 2020 out of Duke, where he was ACC Player and Defensive Player of the Year. After four-plus seasons in San Antonio he was traded to Chicago in 2025. He is the younger brother of NBA guard Tyus Jones.

MVP race · #117Guard rank · #55Balladex Impact · 60
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Chicago Bulls · #30 · Guard
Tre Jones
Season avg14.1 pts · 3.1 reb · 5.4 ast · .553 fg
Career avg9.3 pts · 2.8 reb · 4.8 ast · .497 fg
Live win probabilityBulls 56%
Balladex model · projected 120–119 · 100.2 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
16.8pts
3.3reb
6.2ast
56%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Tre Jones
Chicago Bulls · Guard
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Evan Mobley
Cleveland Cavaliers · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Tre Jones — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Efficient Point Guard · Impact 60
Tre Jones is a 6-foot-1 defensive point guard for the Chicago Bulls — a pass-first, defense-minded floor general drafted 41st in 2020 out of Duke, whe
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Offense
D
Defense
C+
Feel / IQ
C+
Playmaking
Strong creator
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C
Scoring
Average scorer
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F
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Strong on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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C+
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A-
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Tre Jones stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
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Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #152 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
60Impact index
151Star score
Career scoring average9.3 ppg
Seasons in the index6
Accolades on file2
1× ACC Player of the Year (2020) · 1× ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
Stat explorer

Tre Jones — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
14.1 PPG
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Playmaking
5.4 APG
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Rebounding
3.1 RPG
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Shooting
.315 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Tre Jones

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27  71% confidence
15.1
pts
12.9–17.3
3.0
reb
2.1–3.9
5.5
ast
4.6–6.4
27.1
min
proj
55
gp
health
.519
fg%
~base
.315
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 6-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 14.1 → projected 15.1 PPG
Minutes / role
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Development (his trend)
+0.6
Age curve
+0.1
Live context
+0.3
Net vs last season+1.0 PPG
Everything it reads
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6 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 26 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 77 / 28 / 65 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Tre Jones career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2020-21377.32.50.61.1.474.600
2021-226916.66.02.23.4.490.196
2022-236829.212.93.66.6.459.285
2023-247727.810.03.86.2.505.335
2024-252816.14.42.13.7.484.308
2025-266527.014.13.15.4.553.315
Career34422.59.32.84.8
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

29–53proj record
#11conf seed
-4.5net rtg
112.5off rtg
117def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Isaac Okoro, Nic Claxton.
How his role moves
Projected 29–53, 11th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
60 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
1× ACC Player of the Year (2020) · 1× ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2020)
Act IV

The Ballad of Tre Jones

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Jan 8, 2000

The beginning

A defense-minded, pass-first point guard — on-ball defense and playmaking for the Bulls.

Chicago Bulls

Turning pro

Drafted 41st overall, 2020 as a Guard.

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A defense-minded, pass-first point guard — on-ball defense and playmaking for the Bulls.

Chapter

A two-time state champ, Jones swept ACC Player and Defensive Player of the Year at Duke before San Antonio drafted him 41st in 2020.

Chapter

He spent four-plus seasons in San Antonio as a defensive floor general.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
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Height
6' 1"
Weight
185 lbs
College
Duke
Experience
6th Season
NBA debut
2020
Draft
41st overall, 2020
Born
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Age
26
Jersey
#30
Beyond the game

Jones comes from a basketball family — his older brother Tyus is an NBA guard and fellow Duke product, and another brother became a coach — with the two Tre and Tyus even recording triple-doubles within 16 days of each other in 2023. Married with three daughters, he brings a grounded, professional presence.

His on-court identity is defense and playmaking — a tough, 6-foot-1 point guard who pressures ball-handlers, distributes with a strong assist-to-turnover ratio, and steadies an offense without needing shots. His scoring and size are the limitations, but his defense, passing, and leadership make him a reliable rotation floor general for the Bulls.

The person

A defense-minded, pass-first point guard — on-ball defense, playmaking, and steadiness.

Defensive guardACC Defensive Player of the Year — a tough on-ball defender.
PlaymakerA pass-first floor general, career 4.8 assists a game.
SteadyA grounded, reliable rotation floor general.
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FAQ

Tre Jones — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tre Jones, answered.

What is Tre Jones known for?
Defense and pass-first playmaking — he was ACC Player and Defensive Player of the Year at Duke and is a steady floor general averaging 4.8 assists a game.
Is Tre Jones related to another NBA player?
Yes — his older brother Tyus Jones is an NBA guard and fellow Duke product.
How did Tre Jones join the Bulls?
San Antonio drafted him 41st in 2020; after four-plus seasons there, he was traded to Chicago in 2025.
Tre Jones career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
71%
6 seasons
Last 3 seasons
69%
76 games missed
Games missed
138
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Some risk
steady
Availability by season
37
20-21
69
21-22
68
22-23
77
23-24
28
24-25
65
25-26

Some risk. Availability trend is steady69% of games over the last three seasons, low of 34% in 2024-25.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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