Tyus Jones is a Minnesota native and was the 2015 NCAA Tournament Outstanding Player after leading his Duke Blue Devils to the championship. That doesn’t mean much at the next level, of course, except for guaranteeing unwavering support from the fans in his home state.
The former Apple Valley High School superstar played in all 82 games this year as the primary backup point guard, although his minutes load was inconsistent. He started 11 games due to a couple of different injuries to regular starter Jeff Teague, but still only averaged 17.9 minutes per game on the season.