Orlando traded for Tyus Jones, the recent Bulls guard
The The Orlando Magic shook up their roster when they traded Tyus Jones to the Charlotte Hornets before the deadline. Now the Magic have found his replacement.
Orlando signed former Chicago Bulls guard Jevon Carter until the end of the season, via Shams Charania of ESPN. The financial terms of his deal have not yet been disclosed.
Jones struggled during his 48 game streak with the Magic. Averaging nearly 16 minutes per game, the guard posted three points and 2.4 assists per game while shooting 34 percent from the floor and just under 30 percent from behind the arc. Orlando decided to save some money by including second round picks in their trade with the Hornets.
Now Carter is expected to pick up some of the slack from Jones’ departure. He appeared in 23 games during the 2025–26 season, averaging 11 minutes per game. Carter put up 5.4 PPG and 1.1 APG while shooting nearly 40 percent from the floor and 41 percent from beyond the arc.
While Carter may not facilitate the offense as much as Jones was expected to, he has been lethal from the three-point line. As it stands, no one on the roster who has played at least 11 games is shooting above 40 percent from three. Overall, the Magic rank 28th in the league on 34.1 percent three-point shooting.
Carter won’t turn the Magic into world beaters overnight. But if he sticks to the script, he should improve Orlando’s perimeter shooting. At 26-24, the franchise needs all the offensive firepower it can get.
2026-02-06 16:53:00
