4 Free agents the Philadelphia 76ers could regret not signing

3. Tyus Jones is easily a better backup PG than anyone on the team

The Philadelphia 76ers had a huge issue in the backup point guard position last season. Nick Nurse was forced to overuse Tyrese Maxey in the point guard position, and while this helped Maxey become more fluent as a creator, the 76ers need more if they want to become NBA champions. During the season, they addressed the issue with the addition of veteran guard Kyle Lowry.

Daryl Morey hopes to address the issue by adding Reggie Jackson and Kyle Lowry as the backup duo in the guard positions. However, with Jackson coming off an underwhelming season in Denver, there is no evidence that he can be the answer to the problem. Tyus Jones was sitting in free agency for more than one month, but the hard-capped Phoenix Suns signed him on a minimum deal.

The former Wizards' guard is not the minimum kind of player. He's one of the best backup point guards in the league. He was off the radar last season due to the fact that he was playing in Washington, but he admittedly excels as a backup option on contending teams. Jones was an ideal backup guard in Memphis until he became a hot commodity in the NBA, prompting the team to trade him away.

Jones going to Phoenix makes sense for them, as they were desperately trying to add a valid point guard alongside Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. That does not change the fact that Philadelphia let another useful backup point guard slip away from them and join another title contender.