He first worked as a player development coach with the Dallas Mavericks. After spending the 2007–08 through the 2009–10 season with the Mavericks, he earned a coaching job with the New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets as an assistant coach. On August 14, 2013, he was hired as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers. Jones worked with All-Stars like Roy Hibbert and Paul George, and reached the Eastern Conference Finals his first two years with the team. On November 9, 2020, the Philadelphia 76ers hired Jones as an assistant coach under Doc Rivers. On August 23, 2021, the Denver Nuggets announced that they had hired Jones as assistant coach. Personal life His nickname, Popeye, comes from the popular cartoon of that name. Jones's sons, Seth and Caleb, are professional ice hockey players. During Jones's tenure with the Denver Nuggets, he approached Joe Sakic of the Colorado Avalanche about his son playing ice hockey. Sakic advised the elder Jones to enroll his sons in skating classes first. Seth was drafted in the first round of the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft. He was taken 11th overall by the Everett Silvertips but later traded to the Portland Winterhawks. Seth was then taken with the fourth overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. In 2013, Seth played for the United States under-20 national team, which won gold at the 2013 IIHF World U20 Championship. Seth was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 6, 2016, serving as one of the team's alternate captains from 2018. On July 23, 2021, Seth was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks, joining his brother Caleb who had been traded to the Blackhawks earlier in the same month. Jones's younger son Caleb was selected by the Edmonton Oilers as the 117th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Caleb was a member of the United States under-20 national team, which won gold at the 2017 IIHF World U20 Championship. On July 12, 2021, Caleb was traded to the Chicago Blackhawks. See also List of NCAA Division I men's basketball season rebounding leaders List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds References External links 1970 births Living people African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Italy American men's basketball players Basketball coaches from Tennessee Basketball players from Denver Basketball players from