MEMPHIS – After the Timberwolves’ final game last season in Denver, point guard Tyus Jones looked at the “Minnesota” draped across the front of his blue jersey and caught himself in a moment of reflection.
Four years had passed since Flip Saunders made the move to draft him in the first round and before that game, the Wolves announced they were going to begin the process of seeking their next President of Basketball Operations. That person would decide Jones’ fate in restricted free agency. The Apple Valley native didn’t know what the future held, so he tried to soak in what could be his final moments in a Wolves uniform.