Free agent point guard Tyus Jones plans to sign with the Nuggets, his agent Kevin Bradbury tells Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
As Vinny Benedetto of The Denver Gazette notes (via Twitter), the Nuggets had one opening on their standard roster, and they’ll use it to sign Jones, who was waived by Dallas on Saturday. The 29-year-old retained his playoff eligibility because he was released prior to Sunday’s deadline.
Jones’ deal will cover the rest of the 2025/26 season and he will earn a prorated portion of the veteran’s minimum, reports Bennett Durando of The Denver Post (Twitter link). If the signing is finalized on Monday, Jones will earn $877,209, while Denver will carry a cap hit of $554,273.
The 24th overall pick in the 2015 draft, Jones is in his 11th NBA season. He’s known for his ability to set up teammates and take care of the ball. The ex-Duke point guard holds career averages of 7.3 points, 4.3 assists, and just 0.8 turnovers in 20.7 minutes per game across 738 regular season appearances for Minnesota, Memphis, Washington, Phoenix, Orlando, and Dallas.
After four-year stints with both the Timberwolves and Grizzlies, Jones has bounced around the NBA in recent years, playing for four teams in the past three seasons. He opened this year with the Magic, having signed a one-year, $7MM deal with the team during the 2025 offseason, but had a disappointing year in Orlando, averaging just 3.1 PPG and 2.6 APG on .349/.281/.875 shooting in a bench role.
Jones was traded to the Hornets at the deadline in what was a salary-dump deal from the Magic’s perspective, allowing them to duck below the luxury tax line. Charlotte subsequently flipped him to the Mavericks in a separate trade.
At the time, reports indicated that Dallas had attempted to sign Jones last summer before ending up with D’Angelo Russell and that they’d be happy to have him on the roster for the rest of the season. Jones appeared in eight games with the Mavs, averaging 3.9 PPG and 3.8 APG on .382/.211/.500 shooting in 16.6 MPG.
However, Jones evidently preferred to catch on with a playoff team, and now he has agreed to join Denver, which won the championship in 2023 and was eliminated in the Western Conference semifinals each of the past two years in a pair of seven-game series.
Could be a decent signing but don’t imagine he will have ball in hands much. Jokic and Murray will be on floor in playoffs for heavy minutes, Jones would need to catch and shoot, maybe give Murray a break if they dare to play both together. He would be a liability for size reasons against top teams.
It’s a good insurance policy for Denver for the playoffs, but they’re gonna hope they don’t need to play him lol! You gotta wonder if they signed him just so Houston couldn’t because this in theory is a perfect sign Houston should’ve made
I am totally disappointed in the Rockets management.
They could use any kind of competent point guard play at this time.
I agree lol. What are they thinking over there.
In 16 mi s he has as many ast as any Rocket PG. You must think we just started playing. Tgere are 20 gms left. Even CP3 can help. Should of went after Conley. Any living body helps.
Jones isnt what he used to be. There is a reason he keeps bouncing from team to team the last few years. There was a time sure but it has passed by.
This late in the season he is a nice pickup. Always good to add depth for playoffs.
No disrespect but depth doesn’t shoot 30’s from the field and 20’s from deep. Don’t know how or why but the young man is washed at 29
I dont think he will play much, especially in the playoffs. I still rate Jalen Pickett over him