The Miami Heat are reportedly preparing to sign a $29 million “Bulldog” superstar before the February deadline.
t’s been a year of Miami Heat trade rumors, and with the league’s deal deadline coming in February, it could will be another three months of the same. One name that has been floated in connection with the Heat could gain some traction, according to executives around the NBA: Wizards guard Tyus Jones.
Jones is a nine-year veteran who has played four seasons with the Timberwolves and four with the Grizzlies before he was dealt to the Wizards as part of the Kristaps Porzingis deal last offseason. He has been good for the Wizards thus far this season, with 10.4 points and 4.7 assists, making 36.6% of his 3-pointers and 49.2% of his shots overall.
But Jones is 27 and a bit out of step with the Wizards’ rebuilding plans. Washington is very much in asset-collection mode, league sources say, and Jones is a veteran who could be converted into picks.
“He is another guy a lot of contenders are going to be watching,” one Eastern Conference executive told Heavy Sports. “If you’re the Heat, they’re looking at him, when it comes time to add a guard, which I think everyone expects they’ll do. He is a tough guy, he will come off the bench, he will do whatever the role you want filled is. He is a little bit of a bulldog.
