Utah Jazz Roster: Keepers, Droppers and In-Betweeners

Trey Lyles – Keeper

Trey Lyles was certainly a pleasant surprise in his rookie season. With the onslaught of injuries that befell Derrick Favors and Rudy Gobert, Lyles found himself on several occasions filling an important role on this Jazz team including serving as a starter in 33 games.

Particularly in the second half of the season, Lyles showed a great deal of versatility and upside that could become very handy to the Jazz later down the road. He finished with a career high 22 points in the win over Denver late in the year and turned into a relatively solid stretch four option shooting 38.3 percent from the three-point line on the year.

To put that in perspective, while obviously it was on fewer shots, Lyles actually finished the season with a better percentage from beyond the arc than Rodney Hood, Shelvin Mack, Trey Burke and Gordon Hayward. There’s no reason that the Jazz should look to part with a player that possesses the kind of potential that Lyles has.

Next: Rodney Hood