Tyus Jones Hopes To Stay With Wizards, Wants To Start

[RealGM Wiretap]

Washington Wizards point guard Tyus Jones will be an unrestricted free agent this summer. He hopes to stay with the Wizards, but Jones always wants to be a starter next season.

"Anything can happen," Jones said, "but [my family and I] love D.C., we want to be here, and I want to help this team continue to build and move in the right direction."

Jones was a fulltime starter for the first time this season, by opening all 66 games he played. That's important to Jones moving forward.

"The plan is to be a starter,” Jones said when asked about his preferred role next season."

Jones averaged a career-high in points and assists last season at 12 points and 7.3 assists per game. He also shot 48.9% from the field, including 41.4% on three-pointers.

Via Ava Wallace/The Washington Post

[Scalabrine]

He's a below average starter and an elite backup.

Look around the league; the only playoff team he'd MAYBE start for is the Orlando Magic.

If he wants to start and be on a solid team, maybe the Spurs would give him a big pay day to start and have his brother back him up? He'd start on the Nets, but I don't think they have any capspace and they aren't good. I really wanted him to land back in Minnesota, but they can't afford him.

Seems like the Wizards are the only really good fit if he's prioritizing starting over winning.

[Melwing]

If he wants to start, then yeah he'd pretty much have to stay with the Wizards. Barring some unforseen Shazam!-type evolution, he's a good bench guy who had an okayish stats year on a terrible team. Magic maybe? I don't see a lot of starting fits out there.