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10 Players to Watch at Utah Jazz Summer League

By David Brinkerhoff

Jul 14, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers players run across center court during an NBA Summer League game at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 14, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers players run across center court during an NBA Summer League game at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports /
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2. Trey Lyles – Utah Jazz

Drafted: 12th pick in 2015 Draft

Last season stats: 6.1 points, 3.7 rebounds per game on 44% shooting and 38% shooting from three-point range for the Jazz

Mar 20, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles (41) during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Utah won 94-85. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2016; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles (41) during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Utah won 94-85. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

If we learned anything from watching Trey Lyles play this season, it’s that he can get buckets. Lyles was unfairly thrust into the starting lineup early in his career due to injuries to Favors and Gobert. He didn’t have the best start to the season, but the last couple months he finished strong and really stretched the floor with his outside shot.

The big area that the coaching staff will be expecting Lyles to perform is defense and rebounding. Lyles struggled last season to get stops on the defensive end and he didn’t get as many rebounds as you would expect from a 6’10” forward. The quickest way to show the coaching staff that he deserves the most minutes off the bench is by showing an improvement on the defensive end.

Lyles will be the go to scorer for the Jazz during the summer league. He may only play in a couple of games like Exum and Rodney Hood did last summer, but whenever he is playing he’ll be looking to prove that he can be a go-to scorer in this league.

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