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Tre Jones

Tre Isiah Jones (/ˈtr/ TRAY; born January 8, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Like his older brother, fellow NBA player Tyus Jones, he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

Jones played high school basketball for Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota. He joined the varsity team while in eighth grade and became a starter in his next season. Jones led Apple Valley to two Minnesota 4A state titles, in 2015 and 2017, and averaged 23.5 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.5 assists in the 2016–17 season. Jones left as a two-time Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and earned McDonald's All-American and Minnesota Mr. Basketball honors after his senior season.

By the end of his high school career, he was considered a five-star recruit and one of the best point guards in the 2018 class.

On August 13, 2017, he committed to play college basketball for Duke.

Jones made his college debut for Duke on November 6, 2018, chipping in 6 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in a 118–84 win over Kentucky at the Champions Classic. On December 20, he led his team to a 69–58 victory over Texas Tech, collecting 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 6 steals. Jones suffered a shoulder injury on January 14, 2019, during a collision with Frank Howard of Syracuse. He missed two games with the injury and returned on January 26 versus Georgia Tech. In his freshman season at Duke, Jones averaged 9.4 points, 5.3 assist and 3.8 rebounds per game in 36 games for the Blue Devils.

On April 8, 2019, it was announced Jones would return to Duke for the 2019–20 season. He scored 15 points in his sophomore debut, a 68–66 win over Kansas. Jones had a career-high 31 points in a 74–63 win over Georgia State on November 15. Jones missed games against Wofford and Brown in late December with a mild foot injury. At the conclusion of the regular season, Jones was named ACC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Jones averaged 16.2 points, 6.4 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a sophomore. After the season, Jones declared for the 2020 NBA draft.

Jones was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 41st pick overall in the 2020 NBA draft which was hosted on November 18, 2020. On November 27, Jones signed with the Spurs. On February 1, 2021, Jones received his first assignment at G League.

On March 17, 2023, his brother Tyus got his first triple-double, against Tre, when San Antonio lost in overtime to the Memphis Grizzlies, but just 16 days later Tre matched his brother's triple-double count with 17 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds of his own in an overtime win against the Sacramento Kings.

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