people have been reflexively calling Tyus Jones solid and competent for years now but he's now on his 6th team since 2022
Pretty lazy analysis of his career. He was unquestionably a competent backup PG is entire career coming into this season. Unquestionably.
He played 4 years with Minny, Memphis threw him a 3yr/$24M, a shitty Minny team with multiple PGs had no reason to match.
He played well, Memphis was impressed. Memphis gave him another 2yr/$29M deal.
Wash and Boston came calling and said we'll give you a 3x 1st team All-D, DPOY starting Guard, if you help us facilitate this Porzingus trade. We need salary and mediocre draft capital.
Memphis was 51-31, Ja was their PG, Tyus fit the salary bill as an expiring and was a pure backup to Ja. Easy trade to make, didn't work out so great though.
Wiz were terrible and had no reason to resign Tyus.
Tyus's agent badly misplayed the FA market, didn't take an early deal, there was only Min money left on the table, so he signs with Phx vastly outplays his contract and signs with Orl for 3.5x money this yr.
He isn't able to crave out much of a role on a new team where Black/Bane/Snugs are playing over 91 of the 96 guard minutes per game, so Orl salary dumps his expiring contract.
Maybe Tyus is cooked a 29y/o after being a very competent backup .44/.37/.82 with a 5.4:1 Ast:TO ratio.
Or maybe he had a bad 1/2 a season as the 4th guard in a 3 guard rotation on a team vastly underperforming expectations.
A backup playing for 6th teams isn't a knock, especially when 4 of those signed him trying to win. Mem was a hopeful contender with a ROY Ja when they signed him, Pho was a contender when they signed him, Orl was a contender when they signed him. Den is a contender. 4 of those 6 teams thought they'd be contenders and wanted him, the other 2 were trades for salary cap reasons as an expiring salary.
