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Tyus Jones

Denver Nuggets · #5 · Rotation
PG6'0"196 lbage 3011 yrs expDukeBurnsville, MN
6th best of 15 on DENworth +0.6 wins to the rotation
OFF82DEF66
Elite shooter & playmaker
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Western · Northwest · proj. 56-26 (▲+2.8)
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A steady veteran floor general signed to the minimum, exactly the kind of low-cost, high-IQ backup point guard a contender values. No 2025-26 numbers to cite here, but his reputation is rock solid: one of the best assist-to-turnover guards in the league, a sure-handed organizer who never beats himself. Smart insurance behind Murray.

10.2
PPG
2.4
RPG
5.3
APG
0.9
SPG
0.1
BPG
GP 81MPG 26.8FG% 44.83P% 41.4FT% 89.5TS% 58.5USG% 16.2PER 14.5BPM +0.1VORP 1.1
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Shooting95
Playmaking94
Scoring78
Inside finishing69
Perimeter defense65
Rebounding55
Rim protection54

Skill ratings are 2024-25 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2015-16 to 2025-26 · 11 seasons
7.3
PPG
1.9
RPG
4.2
APG
749
GAMES
Points 5,448Win Shares 34.9Starts 230Best season 2022-23 · 10.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons87%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 27 → 29
▼Declining

Tyus, at 29, is trending downward — 3.6 → 1.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Falling off faster than age alone predicts.
2026-27 forecast▲ 2.8 wins (+1.8)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age takes about 0.3 wins off at 30. Range 1.4–4.1 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.7 → -2.4-3.126-27 forecast -0.8
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +0.7 · 66 games2024-25: +0.1 · 81 games2025-26: -2.4 · 67 games2026-27: -0.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.6 → 1.0-2.626-27 forecast 2.8
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 3.6 · 66 games2024-25: 3.2 · 81 games2025-26: 1.0 · 67 games2026-27: 2.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $6.2M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $8.5M · 66 games2024-25: $7.4M · 81 games2025-26: $2.8M · 67 games2026-27: $6.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
—Signed · terms pending
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$6,183,433 /yr
Surplus+$6,183,433
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.