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Tre Jones’ role with the Bulls has changed multiple times this season. With his high IQ and heady cutting, he has been called on to start 20 games because of injuries to guards Coby White and Josh Giddey. Even in the games in which he doesn’t start — including the Bulls’ victory Monday night over the visiting Clippers — he often finishes.
But with Giddey close to returning from a strained left hamstring, Jones is likely back to a more regular reserve role.
He’s used to it and takes it seriously, going back to his first few seasons of fighting for minutes off the Spurs’ bench.