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Tyus Jones
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Denver Nuggets

Tyus Jones

#5 · Denver Nuggets · 6-1 (185 cm) · 196 lb · Duke

Tyus Jones plays for the Denver Nuggets. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at point guard and #5 at shooting guard. Tyus Jones is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 10 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 10.5 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (100 %). He averages 2.5 points, 0.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Jeremiah Fears, Jordan Poole, and Jared McCain, who score 12.9 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Jeremiah Fears.

Next game

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NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Nuggets vs Pelicans → Nuggets schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard 2nd
  • Shooting Guard 5th

Positions he can play: Point Guard

See the full Nuggets depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
10
Min/game
10.5
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Point Guard100 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 10 10.5 2.5 0.6 2.0 0.6 0.2 33.3 25.0 100.0 46.9 12.0
2025-26 67 14.6 3.0 1.1 2.4 0.6 0.0 34.9 29.2 77.8 44.8 10.3

Game log

In his last 5 games: 2.6 pts, 1.2 reb and 3.4 ast in 11.1 min (0.1 pts above his season average, 2.5)

Best games of the season: 6 pts vs Raptors (Nov 4) · 4 reb @ Pacers (Nov 7) · 8 ast vs Raptors (Nov 4)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
W 123-118 10:30 0 1 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 +1
Nov 9 @
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
L 100-110 5:35 2 0 0 0-2 0-1 2-2 -11
Nov 7 @
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
W 114-102 13:18 3 4 4 1-4 1-3 0-0 +7
Nov 4 vs
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
W 128-109 17:55 6 1 8 3-4 0-1 0-0 +4
Nov 2 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 110-118 8:15 2 0 1 0-1 0-0 2-2 -6
Oct 30 @
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
W 127-120 10:58 3 0 0 1-3 1-3 0-0 -6
Oct 28 @
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
W 104-91 10:46 5 0 1 2-4 1-2 0-0 0
Oct 26 vs
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
L 114-134 8:35 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 -16
Oct 24 vs
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
W 141-135 9:56 2 0 0 0-1 0-0 2-2 -3
Oct 22 @
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
L 84-96 9:32 2 0 0 1-3 0-1 0-0 -2

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
170
Pts/100 poss.
12.9
FG%
35%

Opponents he guarded most in 9 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Jeremiah Fears 15 3 1/3
Jordan Poole 14 0 0/1
Jared McCain 12 2 1/2
Javon Small 11 0 0/2
Jamal Shead 9 0 0/1

Who guards him

Possessions
169
Pts/100 poss.
18.3
FG%
52%

Defenders who guarded him most in 9 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Jeremiah Fears 15 3 1/3
Jared McCain 13 0 0/1
Jordan Poole 12 3 1/1
Jamal Shead 11 0 0/0
Brandin Podziemski 10 0 0/0