Native Minnesotan Tyus Jones was the Timberowlves’ second first-round pick just 15 months ago. Of course, the first first-round pick in June of 2015 was one Karl-Anthony Towns.
It’s easy to forget that Jones was part of the same class; Towns is suddenly one of the top-25 or so players in the NBA, and Jones only appeared in 38 games as a rookie.
The late Flip Saunders actually traded for Jones on draft night, sending the #31 and #36 selections in the 2015 draft plus a 2019 second-round pick to move up and pick Jones at #24 — a pretty high price to pay to move up seven spots and hand out a guaranteed contract.