Jones is the only rotation player Dallas doesn’t have under contract next season. Right now, the team could offer him $5.2 million via the taxpayer midlevel exception or clear salary to unlock the non-taxpayer midlevel to pay him up to $12.9 million to start. It’s a dilemma for the future, one that neither Jones nor Turner are stressed about now with Dallas still in the postseason. But Jones’ offseason gamble turned him into a starter on a team in the conference semifinals. That’s certainly worth more than the minimum. “He loves his teammates, he loves Jason Kidd, he really likes the front office, (Mavericks president) Nico (Harrison) and Matt Riccardi,” Turner said. “He wants to be back.”