Nuggets enhance roster depth by acquiring experienced point guard Tyus Jones
Free agent guard Tyus Jones has reached an agreement to join the Denver Nuggets, as confirmed by his agent, Kevin Bradbury of LIFT Sports Management, to ESPN on Monday.
At 29 years old, Jones provides veteran experience to address a gap in the Nuggets’ backcourt. He began the season — his 11th in the NBA — with the Orlando Magic after signing a one-year contract last summer. Jones was subsequently traded to the Charlotte Hornets and then to the Dallas Mavericks at the trade deadline before being released on Saturday to create roster space for the team to acquire two-way guard Ryan Nembhard.
In the eight games following his arrival with the Mavericks in early February, Jones recorded an average of 8.1 assists per 36 minutes — achieving a 6.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, which was the third-best in the NBA during that timeframe, according to ESPN Research.
Jones provides the Nuggets with a seasoned ball-handler and game manager as a backup to Jamal Murray. This season, the Nuggets rank third-lowest in the NBA for assists per game from their bench (6.5), trailing only the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers.
The most successful period of Jones’ career occurred with Memphis during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, when he received recognition for Sixth Man of the Year while averaging 9.5 points and 4.8 assists over 153 games.
