Dallas acquires Tyus Jones in trade with Hornets
The Dallas Mavericks are allegedly acquisitions Tyus Jones from the Charlotte Hornets for Malachi Branham, according to ESPN’s Shams Charani.
“Charlotte Hornets trade Tyus Jones to Dallas Mavericks for Malachi Branham, sources tell ESPN. Mavericks were interested in Jones this offseason and got him today. Hornets open $7 million trade exception,” Charania wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
on wednesday The Mavs agreed to trade Anthony Davis Washington Wizards. As part of the deal, Dallas took over Branham. He is now set to join the Hornets.
The The Mavs also traded three guards as part of the deal with the Wizards — D’Angelo Russell, Dante Exum and Jaden Hardy — so the addition of Jones gives Dallas depth at the position.
Mavericks add guard depth with Tyus Jones trade
Jones, 29, played 48 games for the Orlando Magic during the 2025-26 NBA season before being traded to the Hornets on Wednesday. His time in Charlotte apparently didn’t last long, as he’s now set to join the Mavs.
With Orlando, Jones averaged 3.0 points and 2.4 assists per outing. However, he only appeared in 15.7 minutes per game. Jones could certainly see improved stats with increased playing time.
The Mavericks have had questions at point guard all season. With Kyrie Irving still sidelined with an injury, the questions don’t go away. Jones should be able to help the situation though.
Jones appears to be the Mavericks’ final addition before NBA trade deadline barring any last-second team moves.
2026-02-05 19:52:00
