The Chicago Bulls re-signed Tre Jones as one of their first pieces of business last offseason, getting him to agree a three-year, $24 million contract. Jones had seemed to hit his ceiling already, a steady-handed backup PG who keeps the ball moving, making sure everyone gets solid looks, despite the fact that he lacks much big-time scoring ability. But this season, Jones has appeared to find a new level in his age-26 season. 

Jones main draw is his ability to generate great looks for teammates while not turning the ball over. That has continued as Jones leads the Bulls with a 4.30 assist-to-turnover ratio, and is second on the team in total assists (215) behind Josh Giddey (270). With injuries creating uncertainty in the Bulls rotation on a night-to-night basis, Jones has been one of the most dependable guards on the roster. At the time of this writing, he has double-doubles in back-to-back games. Jones' 15-point, 10-assist double-double in a win over the Los Angeles Clippers gave him the 2nd most 10-point, 10-assist double-doubles off the bench in Chicago Bulls history behind Norm Van Lier (8 games). 

Although he still isn't a scorer by any stretch of the imagination, Jones has improved in that regard. He is averaging 12.4 PPG, the second-highest average of his career, and he is getting to the free throw line at a career-best rate (3.7 FTA per game). Jones still isn't a guard who can stretch the floor (32.3% from 3-pt range) which limits him to a degree, but his impeccably crisp drive-and-kick game continues to make him an extremely effective player on offense 

Defensively are where things get interesting with breaking down Jones. He gives his all defensively, is particularly pesky against small guards, and generates a decent amount of steals. Per Cleaning The Glass, Jones ranks in the 85th percentile among guards with a 2.1% steal rate. 

The big issue--no pun intended--comes with his height. At 6-foot-1, despite being a high-effort, high-IQ player, there is only so much he can do against some of the bigger guards and wings throughout the league. Cleaning The Glass has the Bulls' defense as 2.4 points per possession worse with Jones on the floor. A decent amount of this has to do with the rest of personnel on the floor, but at some point, Jones' pesky defense doesn't do enough to aid the Bulls defense considering the lack of rim protection, and lack of perimeter defenders outside of Ayo Dosunmu and Matas Buzelis. But with the many issues with the Bulls defense, it is tough to blame Jones for the team's shortcomings, as he is clearly outplaying his expected role.