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New Additions: PG Tyus Jones, PG Monte Morris, C Mason Plumlee, HC Mike Budenholzer
Getting Tyus Jones on a veteran minimum contract is the best value of the entire NBA offseason and helps cure much of what plagued this Phoenix Suns offense last year.
For a team that features three of the best offensive players in the world in Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradey Beal, these numbers should have been higher and now will be with the additions of Jones and Monte Morris.
Jones had a historically efficient season with the Washington Wizards last year, becoming the first player in the NBA to ever record an assist percentage higher than 34 percent while registering a turnover rate under nine percent. Jones’ 7.3 assists per game ranked 12th in the league while his 1.0 turnovers a contest finished tied for 203rd.
Morris recorded just seven total turnovers in 33 games between the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves, compared to 69 total assists.
New head coach Mike Budenholzer consistently ran some of the best offenses in the NBA during his five seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks, with scoring attacks that ranked 4th, 8th, 6th, 7th and 12th overall.
Durant, Booker and Beal are still a three-headed offensive monster and role players like Grayson Allen, Jusuf Nurkić and Royce O’Neale can all hit shots and/or pass at a high level for their position.
Damion Lee is also back from a year-long injury and shot 44.5 percent from three for the Suns during the 2022-23 season.
This may not be the best defensive group, although with Jones and Budenholzer joining the mix, it will be one of the greatest scoring attacks in the league.