Overview

• James Jones officially assumed the NBA’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations role on July 9, 2025, succeeding Joe Dumars.
• In this position, he will oversee leaguewide basketball operations, including the establishment and interpretation of playing rules, conduct and discipline protocols, and game procedures.
• Jones reports directly to Byron Spruell, the NBA’s president of league operations, positioning him at the center of strategic governance for the game.
• He joins the NBA office after seven seasons as Phoenix Suns general manager and a brief stint as senior advisor under owner Mat Ishbia’s front-office restructuring.
• Joe Dumars, who led NBA basketball operations from 2022 until earlier this year, departed to head the New Orleans Pelicans’ basketball operations.