2025-26 Season
TYUS JONES
2025-26 Season
TYUS JONES
Jones produces at an below average rate for a 15-minute workload.
About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works
TEAM COMPARISON
of 13 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
A paralyzing offensive slump and outright passivity defined the start of Tyus Jones's season. He looked completely invisible on 10/22 vs MIA, logging zero points in 24 minutes and posting a catastrophic -20.9 impact score because he entirely failed to bend the defense. Yet, he occasionally salvaged his minutes without scoring, like on 11/14 vs BKN where he managed a +2.1 impact by relying on phenomenal point-of-attack defense to disrupt the opposition. When he actually looked at the basket, the results flipped. He finally rediscovered his perimeter touch on 11/25 vs PHI, scoring 10 points to earn a +4.3 impact score. Unfortunately, those aggressive nights were exceedingly rare. Even when he generated looks for others on 11/23 vs BOS with six assists, his abysmal 1-for-6 shooting efficiency and a glaring lack of hustle plays dragged him down to a disastrous -14.3 impact.
Extreme offensive passivity and a brutal shooting slump defined this miserable twenty-game stretch for Tyus Jones. Even when he managed to find the basket, hidden costs dragged him down. During a start on 12/29 vs TOR, he tallied 10 points but still posted a -5.0 impact score due to glaring defensive breakdowns at the point of attack. His refusal to look at the rim actively sabotaged the offense on 12/27 vs DEN, where he logged zero points and a dismal -9.5 impact as defenders aggressively sagged off to clog passing lanes. He did briefly flash his typical steadying presence on 12/23 vs POR, putting up 16 points and 7 assists for a +3.8 impact by capitalizing on open looks. Unfortunately, those moments of assertiveness vanished quickly. By the time he suited up on 01/06 vs WAS, his shot selection had deteriorated into a flurry of deep misses, resulting in a disastrous -10.6 impact score. Without any perimeter gravity to keep defenses honest, Jones simply became a passenger who bled value.
Complete offensive passivity and glaring defensive liabilities defined a brutal midseason stretch for Tyus Jones. Even when he racked up nine assists off the bench on 01/28 vs MIA, his distinct lack of size created issues on the other end of the floor, dragging his overall impact down to a -4.2. The bottom completely fell out on 03/06 vs NYK. He posted an abysmal -10.1 impact score that night because his uncharacteristic inability to organize the offense resulted in stagnant, late-clock possessions. He briefly flipped the script during a spot start on 02/20 vs MIN. Masterful orchestration and an aggressive 6-for-10 shooting night yielded 13 points and a positive +0.8 impact score. Unfortunately, that spark was a total anomaly. For the vast majority of these matchups, opposing defenders simply sagged off his non-existent scoring threat to clog passing lanes, rendering him a massive on-court liability.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Jones has posted negative impact in 83% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 33% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Jones locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Flat trajectory all season — first-half impact -2.6, second-half -4.1. No major shifts, which fits with the overall steadiness.
In a rough stretch — 11 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 11 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY
Based on 70 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
63 games played