Herb Jones drives the same car from college and wears Pelicans gear everyday

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And then there is camera shy Herbert Jones, whose preferred fashion is the free New Orleans Pelicans gear that he usually dons when he arrives at the Smoothie King Center in his old car from college.

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For example, Jones still drives the same 2018 Dodge Charger he drove at the University of Alabama. He says the speedometer is at about 60,000 miles. Most of his Pelicans’ teammates drive expensive luxury cars. Pelicans and New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson, owner of Mercedes-Benz of New Orleans, parks her Maybach sedan in the arena during games.

Jones is in no hurry to buy one of Benson’s cars or one from any other dealership.

“I’m not going to change it until it breaks down,” Jones said of his Charger. “I’m going to keep using it until it breaks or stops working on me. Then, I will get another one. As long as it gets me to the gym, I’m cool.

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Jones spent most of the offseason after his rookie campaign in New Orleans working out in the Pelicans practice facility. The slender 6-foot-8 forward, who will earn $1.7 million this season, did not want to pay for a vacation. Pelicans center Larry Nance Jr. offered to pay for Jones to go on vacation. Jones declined.

Jones’ father did recommend that his son take two days off. So, Jones got into his Charger and drove for four hours to his small hometown of Greensboro, Alabama, for his short vacation. No money of any note was spent as he slept one day and went fishing the next. Afterward, Jones drove back to New Orleans, returned to the Pelicans practice facility and got back to work.

“[Nance] was telling me to leave, but I really didn’t want to spend any money,” Jones said. “I went bass fishing back in Alabama and came back the same day. I didn’t go to the gym that day. I came back and went to the gym the next day.”

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