On this day, Eddie Jones is in one of his moods.

Thank goodness it's a good mood.

It frees up the sometimes stand-offish 6-foot-6 guard to discuss subjects such as his status in the NBA, talk that he has been a disappointment in his three seasons with the Heat, that he should be traded, that he's not a team leader.

"My status in the league right now," the nine-year veteran and three-time All-Star said, "is I think people have forgotten about me. I'm not in the playoffs. My numbers are the same, but I'm not in the playoffs. I think when you're not winning, they don't think anything of you."

That's not the sentiment on the Heat for now.

Although the team is developing a new foundation with forwards Caron Butler and Lamar Odom and rookie guard Dwyane Wade, Jones isn't on the trading block.

"Contrary to all these reports," coach Pat Riley said, "he's a productive player."