The other day Coach K called him - just a few games into his sophomore year - the best on-ball defender Duke has ever had.
Consider how that takes in: Tommy Amaker, Billy King, Steve Wojciechowski, Chris Duhon, Tyus Jones and Justise Winslow, among others.
That’s extraordinary praise. But he deserves it. We’ve never seen anything like what the younger Jones can do. Among other things, he has escaped his brother’s shadow, something we honestly weren’t sure was possible.
Here is a compendium of Tre Jones’ 2018-19 steals. You’ll notice a few things here: first, he’s incredibly alert.