Bulls point guard Tre Jones welcomes throwback label

The Bulls have sprinted out of the gate with a 2-0 record, and having a pure point guard in Tre Jones hasn’t hurt.Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP

ORLANDO — It’s a craft that Tre Jones still takes a lot of pride in.

A lost art that versatile bigs and high-paced offenses continue to try and make extinct in today’s modern NBA game.

So labeling Jones a “pure point guard” isn’t some sort of jab that he’s being pigeonholed into. Quite the opposite. If that makes him a throwback in some way, he’ll take it, and more importantly so will the Bulls.

“I knew right away, and I said it last year about Tre, he’s got an ‘it’ factor, there’s no question about it,” coach Billy Donovan said about his guard. “He’s a total…