He is a space forward who opened high and closed low in the league, looking back on his career.

In the 2009 NBA Draft, Yonas Jerebko, the forward from the Swedish professional league in Europe, was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 39th overall pick in the second round, becoming the second basketball player in Sweden to be selected in the NBA Draft. Before the training camp in the new season, the Detroit Pistons announced that they had officially signed Yonas Jerebko with a two-year, $1.21 million rookie contract. Since then, Yonas Jerebko has started his NBA career. In the 2009-2010 season, Jonas Jerebko, who had just entered the league, was valued by the Pistons' coaching staff. He played as the starting power forward of the team and became a young player focused on training. His average score and rebounds averaged to the highest career. In that season, Jonas Jerebko played for the Pistons in 80 regular season games, including 73 starts, and averaged 9.3 points, 6 rebounds and 1 steal per game. During the regular season, Jonas Jerebko was elected the best rookie player in the Eastern Conference in February. After the regular season, Jonas Jerebko was selected as the second team of the All-Rookie Team. The Pistons ranked fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference with 27 wins and 55 losses.

2010-2011 season, Jonas Jerebko was reimbursed for a ruptured right Achilles tendon season, and the Pistons ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference with 30 wins and 52 losses, missing the playoffs.

On December 9, 2011, the Detroit Pistons announced a four-year, $16 million contract renewal, of which the fourth year of the contract was the player option.

Jonas Jerebko played against Zazapachulia

In the 2011-2012 season, due to Greg Monroe's rapid growth, although Jonas Jerebko, who returned from injury, lost his starting position, he was still the team's most important interior substitute. In that season, Jonas Jerebko played 64 regular season games for the Pistons, including 13 starts, and averaged 8.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. The Pistons ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference with 25 wins and 41 losses, missing the playoffs.

In the 2012-2013 season, due to Andre Drummond joining the team, Yonas Jerebko's average playing time gradually decreased. In that season, Yonas Jerebko played 46 regular season games for the Pistons, including 2 starts, and averaged 7.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. The Pistons ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference with 29 wins and 53 losses, missing the playoffs. In the 2013-2014 season, due to the rapid growth of Josh Smith's team and young players in the offseason, although Josh Smith's average playing time dropped again compared to last season, his three-point shooting percentage reached a career-high 41.9%. In the 2013-2014 season, Jonas Jerebko played 64 regular season games for the Pistons, all of which played as a substitute, averaging 4.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. The Pistons ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference with 29 wins and 53 losses, missing the playoffs.

In the 2014-2015 season, Yonas Jerebko played as a substitute power forward. As his three-point shooting percentage on which he survived also dropped sharply, he gradually lost the trust of the team's management. That season, Yonas played 46 regular season games for the Pistons, all of which played as a substitute, averaging 5.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. In the middle of the season, the Pistons management chose to trade Yonas Jerebko. On February 20, 2015, the Detroit Pistons traded Yonas Jerebko and Luigida Tome to the Boston Celtics and won Tyshaun Prince.

After coming to the Celtics, although Yonas Jerebko played as a substitute for Jared Salinger, he became the team's rotation player with a three-point shooting percentage of 40.6%. That season, Yonas Jerebko played 29 regular season games for the Celtics, all of which played as a substitute, averaging 18.2 minutes per game. The Celtics ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference with 40 wins and 42 losses, and was swept out by the Cleveland Cavaliers 0-4 in the first round.

On July 10, 2015, the Boston Celtics announced the renewal of Nas Jerebko with a two-year, $10 million contract. In the 2015-2016 season, Jonas Jerebko still played as Jared Salinger's substitute and obtained relatively stable playing time. In that season, Jonas Jerebko played 78 regular season games for the Celtics, all of which played as a substitute, averaging 15.1 minutes per game. The Celtics ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference with 48 wins and 34 losses, and lost to the Atlanta Hawks 2-4 in the first round.

In the 2016-2017 season, Jonas Jerebko was on the bench as Al Horford, and only started in the game where Al Horford missed. In that season, Jonas played 78 regular season games for the Celtics, including 6 starts, averaging 15.8 minutes per game, and averaged 3.8 points and 3.5 rebounds. The Celtics ranked first in the Eastern Conference with 53 wins and 29 losses. They defeated the Chicago Bulls 4-2 in the first round, defeated the Washington Wizards 4-3 in the Eastern Conference semi-finals, and lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 1-4 in the Eastern Conference finals, missing the finals.

Yonas Jerebko during the Celtic era

On July 18, 2017, the Utah Jazz announced that they would sign Yonas Jerebko for a two-year, $8.2 million contract..

In the 2017-2018 season, Jonas Jerebko played as the team's substitute inside. Usually he can only start in the games where the starting inside is missing. In that season, Jonas Jerebko played 74 regular season games for the Jazz, including 19 starts, averaging 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. The Jazz ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference with 48 wins and 34 losses. He defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 4-2 in the first round, and lost to the Houston Rockets 1-4 in the Western Conference semi-finals and missed the Western Conference Finals. On July 8, 2018, the Utah Jazz announced that the team officially waived Jonas Jerebko.

On July 13, 2018, the Golden State Warriors announced that they would sign Yonas Jerebko with a one-year, $2.17 million contract.

In the 2018-2019 season, Jonas Jerebko was on the bench as Draymond Green. In some games where Dream Green missed, he got the opportunity to start. In that season, Jonas Jerebko played 73 regular season games for the Warriors, including 6 starts, averaging 16.7 minutes per game, and averaged 6.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists. The Warriors ranked first in the Western Conference with 57 wins and 25 losses. They defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 4-2 in the first round, defeated the Houston Rockets 4-2 in the Western Conference Semi-Finals, and swept the Portland Trail Blazers 4-0 in the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors 2-4 in the finals and missed the championship.

Jonas Jerebko

On October 20, 2018, the Warriors challenged the Jazz away. In the whole game, Yonas Jerebko played for 23 minutes, made 4 of 5 shots, made 2 of 3 three-pointers and contributed 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, and made a tip-in before the end of the game, helping the Warriors defeat the Jazz 124-123.

Jonas Jerebko, who became a free agent in the offseason in 2019, did not receive a contract from the NBA team. He then signed a contract with the Russian League Himki Basketball Club to continue his career. Since then, the soft-touch energy striker completely left the NBA arena.