Jonquel Jones earns an annual average salary of $211,150.
The Bahamian-Bosnian professional basketball player Jonquel Jones plays for the New York Liberty of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Jones played collegiate basketball for both Clemson University and George Washington University.
She was drafted with the 6th overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2016 WNBA Draft. That same year, Jones was acquired by the Connecticut Sun after having her draft rights traded by the Los Angeles Sparks in exchange for Chelsea Gray and two draft picks.
Jones missed the 2020 WNBA season due to Covid-19 but returned in 2021 with an MVP season, winning the award with 48 of 49 first-place votes after leading the Connecticut Sun to a league-best 26-6 regular-season record. She previously won the 2017 Most Improved Player Award and the 2018 Sixth Player of the Year Award.
Connecticut re-signed Jones, a four-time All-Star, to a core qualifying offer in February 2022.
In January 2023, the 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones was traded from the Sun to the New York Liberty in a three-team trade.
Jonquel Jones averaged 14.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game last season with the Connecticut Sun.