At his introductory news conference, Jones bragged: "Not to be arrogant at all, I think I'm one of the top-five shooters in the world. [The top 5] are me as a rookie. Me in Years 2-4. Me in Year 5. Me in Year 7." He was also a gambler. Jones was a regular in card games after practices, on team flights and around tables in hotel suites on road trips. "Sometimes he won, sometimes he lost. He always talked," one former teammate says. "Most of the time he was a good hang. He was mostly harmless." Perhaps not anymore.
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