Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Jones shi ne na 14th a cikin NBA na 2002 da Indiana Pacers. Isiah Thomas ne ya zaɓe shi. Ya taka leda sosai a matsayin rookie, yana da maki 1.2 kawai a kowane wasa a cikin wasanni 19 yayin wasa a bayan Reggie Miller. Wannan matsakaicin maki ya karu zuwa kusan maki 5 a kowane wasa a shekara ta biyu yayin da yake fitowa a wasanni 81. Ya ninka matsakaitansa fiye da ninki biyu a lokacin kakar 2004/05 (zuwa 10.6 ppg), a wani bangare saboda dan wasan kungiyar da dan wasan gaba Ron Artest da aka dakatar da shi a kakar wasa saboda sa hannu a cikin The Malice at The Palace
abin da ya faru. A farkon farawa bayan abin da ya faru, Jones ya zira kwallaye 31 a wasan da ya yi da Orlando Magic, inda ya kafa kansa a matsayin daya daga cikin manyan makamai na kungiyar.