Free agent point guard Tyus Jones has agreed to sign with the Suns , agent Kevin Bradbury tells Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN . According to Wojnarowski, Jones will sign a one-year, minimum-salary contract. Jones confirmed his decision in a statement to ESPN, as Wojnarowski relays .
“The chance to play for the Phoenix Suns made the most sense on a lot of levels to me and my family – beginning with the way (Suns owner) Mat Ishbia and the front office recruited me to how coach (Mike Budenholzer) showed me how I can significantly impact a team that has a real opportunity to challenge for an NBA title as their starting point guard,” Jones said. “My agent (Bradbury) walked me and my family through multiple free agent offers and sign-and-trade proposals at a number of different financial levels but the Suns’ opportunity is where I can best maximize my value for a return to free agency next year as well as give myself a chance to be part of what I think will be a special team and season.” A nine-year veteran, Jones was long considered one of the NBA’s top backup point guards while playing in Minnesota and Memphis.
He got the chance with the Wizards in 2023-24 to become a full-time starter and made good on that opportunity by establishing new career highs in field goal percentage (48.9%), three-point percentage (41.4%), points per game (12.
0), and assists per game (7.3) while continuing to take excellent care of the ball (he has never averaged more than 1.0 turnover per ga.
