Free agent guard Tyus Jones has agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal with the Orlando Magic, sources told ESPN.
Magic officials negotiated the deal with Jones’ agent Kevin Bradbury of LIFT Sports Management, which gives Jones a key role for the East contenders.
Jones will join Desmond Bane in a reshaped Magic backcourt that also includes fourth-year guard Jalen Suggs.
Jones, 29, is coming off a one-year deal with the Suns following a career year starting for the Wizards. After starting 58 games for Phoenix, he was eventually moved to a bench role as the wheels came off the Suns’ season.
The Magic have been in desperate need of a table setter at the point guard position and Jones is one of the best in the league. He boasts some of the highest assist-to-turnover ratios of all time; for the Wizards in 2023-24 he averaged 7.3 assists to just one turnover per game.
Jones’ assists went down on a Phoenix team that featured two other ball-dominant guards in Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. However, he had his best 3-point shooting season, connecting on 41.4% of his five 3-point attempts per game.
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