Memphis Grizzlies was certainly active this last summer, in what was one of the biggest free agent summers of recent memory. The overhauling of the aging roster, offloading contracts and assembling a core of young players as a foundation for the future. Perhaps though, one of the team’s most underrated acquisitions was that of former Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Tyus Jones.
The move to acquire restricted free agent Jones from Minnesota was just one of the instances of the pragmatism and ingenuity that the new Memphis front office displayed over the summer– mainly due to who Jones is as a player, how they acquired him and his contract.