It was reported on July 7 by Shams Charania of The Athletic that Tyus Jones and the Memphis Grizzlies agreed on a three-year, $24 million offer sheet.
However, Jones’ current team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, had 48 hours to match the offer and keep Jones since he was a restricted free agent.
Just after midnight eastern on July 10, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Timberwolves would not match Memphis’ offer for Jones and the former National Champion would become the newest Grizzly.
Tyus Jones spent one season at Duke and won the National Championship as the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament in 2015 before being the No.