Former Duke basketball point guard Tyus Jones will find out his market value come July. Boosting the restricted free agent’s future contract — should easily exceed $5 million annually — is his knack for facilitating scoring while limiting mistakes.
Proof of his primary superpower lies in his new NBA record.
Jones wrapped up his fourth season with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night (a 99-95 road loss to the Denver Nuggets, leaving the team with a final record of 36-46) as the NBA’s all-time season leader in assist-to-turnover ratio (among players with a minimum 200 assists for a season).