Kammala wannan jumla: Jones shi ne na 14 da aka zaba a 2002 NBA 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 sau biyu a lokacin kakar wasa ta 2004-05 (zuwa 10.6 ppg), a wani bangare saboda dan wasan kungiyarsa kuma dan wasan gaba Ron Artest da aka dakatar da shi a kakar wasa saboda sa hannu a cikin
Lamarin Malice a fadar. 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.