Trey Lyles

Trey Anthony Lyles (born November 5, 1995) is a Canadian-American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Utah Jazz following his freshman season at the University of Kentucky.

Trey Lyles
Lyles with Kentucky in 2014
No. 41 – San Antonio Spurs
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
NationalityCanadian / American
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
High schoolArsenal Tech (Indianapolis, Indiana)
CollegeKentucky (2014–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Utah Jazz
2017–2019Denver Nuggets
2019–presentSan Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career
Lyles in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game

Entering his senior year of high school in Indianapolis, Lyles was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in the U.S. and was recruited heavily by Kentucky, Indiana, and Louisville. Lyles originally committed to Indiana in September 2010 during his freshman year of high school, but then later decommitted in August 2012.[1] Lyles signed a letter of intent on November 5, 2013 to play and study at the University of Kentucky.[2]

During his senior year of high school, Lyles averaged 23.7 points, 12.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists and led Arsenal Tech to the IHSAA Class 4A State Championship game with a 63-59 victory over Lake Central.[3][4] Following the conclusion of his senior season, Lyles was voted Indiana Mr. Basketball over fellow high school seniors Trevon Bluiett, who signed to play at Xavier University and James Blackmon Jr. who signed with Indiana University.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trey Lyles
F		 Indianapolis, Indiana Arsenal Tech 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nov 5, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11   Rivals: 13  247Sports: 10  ESPN: 6
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Kentucky 2014 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  • "2014 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.

College career

Lyles enrolled at Kentucky on June 12, 2014. Due to an unspecified leg injury, Lyles sat out Kentucky's six-game exhibition series in Nassau, Bahamas from August 10 through August 17.[6] As a freshman, Lyles was named to the 2015 All-SEC Freshman Team and helped lead the Wildcats to a 2015 NCAA Final Four appearance.

On April 9, 2015, Lyles along with Kentucky teammates Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, Dakari Johnson, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns and Willie Cauley-Stein declared to enter their names into the 2015 NBA draft.

Professional career

Utah Jazz (2015–2017)

On June 25, 2015, Lyles was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.[7] He signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz on July 7.[8] Lyles averaged 3.0 points and 3.6 rebounds per game over the first two months of his rookie season. He began picking up his production with more steady minutes during the month of January, scoring in double figures for the first time on January 4 with 13 points against the Houston Rockets.[9] On January 9, in a win over the Miami Heat, he recorded 10 rebounds for the first time,[10] and on January 14, he scored a then season-high 19 points in a loss to the Sacramento Kings.[11] On February 3, he was named a Rising Stars Challenge participant at the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend, replacing the injured Nikola Mirotić on the World Team roster.[12] On April 10, he scored a career-high 22 points in a 100–84 win over the Denver Nuggets.[13]

Denver Nuggets (2017–2019)

On June 22, 2017, Lyles was traded, along with the draft rights to Tyler Lydon, to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for the draft rights to Donovan Mitchell.[14] On December 2, 2017, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 115–100 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[15] On December 10, 2017, he scored a career-high 25 points in a 126–116 overtime loss to the Indiana Pacers.[16] On January 5, 2018, he set a new career high with 26 points in a 99–91 win over the Utah Jazz.[17]

San Antonio Spurs (2019–present)

On July 12, 2019, Lyles signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[18] On February 6, 2020, Lyles had a double-double, scoring a season-high 23 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and two steals in an 125-117 loss against the Portland Trail Blazers.[19] On February 29, 2020, Lyles scored 20 points, nine rebounds, two assists, four steals, and one block in a 114–113 win over the Orlando Magic.[20] On March 2, 2020, Lyles got himself 20 points again, along with three rebounds, two assists, and one steal in a 116–111 loss against the Indiana Pacers.[21] On July 15, 2020, Lyles was reported to have underwent an appendectomy and was expected to miss the remainder of the 2019–20 season.[22]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 Utah 803317.3.438.383.6953.7.7.3.26.1
2016–17 Utah 71416.3.362.319.7223.31.0.4.36.2
2017–18 Denver 73219.1.491.381.7064.81.2.4.59.9
2018–19 Denver 64217.5.418.255.6983.81.4.5.48.5
2019–20 San Antonio 6353 20.2 .446.387 .733 5.7 1.1.4.46.4
Career 3519418.0.433.341.7084.21.1.4.47.4

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017 Utah 204.8.429.333.0001.0.5.5.03.5
2019 Denver 302.7.000.000.000.3.7.0.0.0
Career 503.6.300.250.000.6.6.2.01.4

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Kentucky 362123.0.488.138.7355.21.1.5.48.7

National team career

Lyles (who moved to Indiana with his family when he was seven years old) has represented both Canada and the United States. Until his sophomore year in high school, he had trained in the United States developmental pipeline.[23]

On the international stage, Lyles played for Canada's Junior men's national team.[24] During the summer of 2013, Lyles, along with Tyler Ennis, led Canada to an all-time-best 6th-place finish at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship[23] with Lyles coming in second to Ennis in scoring at the tournament.

References
  1. Borzello, Jeff (August 7, 2012). "Top-10 forward Trey Lyles decommits from Indiana". CBSsports.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. Borzello, Jeff (November 5, 2013). "Five-star Trey Lyles commits to Kentucky, gives Wildcats No. 1 class". CBSsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  3. "Indianapolis Tech holds off Lake Central in Class 4A". IHSAA. March 29, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  4. "Trey Lyles Profile". CBS Interactive. 2014. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  5. Neddenriep, Kyle (April 9, 2014). "Kentucky commit Trey Lyles named IndyStar Mr. Basketball". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  6. Tucker, Kyle (June 24, 2014). "Kentucky's Lyles won't play on Bahamas basketball tour". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  7. "Jazz select Lyles, Hanlan in 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  8. "Jazz Sign 2015 Draft Pick Trey Lyles". NBA.com. July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  9. "Harden scores 30, Rockets rally for 93-91 win over Jazz". NBA.com. January 4, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  10. "Hayward scores 34 points, Jazz defeat Heat 98-83". NBA.com. January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  11. "Gay scores 24 and hits game-winner, Kings top Jazz 103-101". NBA.com. January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  12. "Trey Lyles Added to 2016 BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge". NBA.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  13. "Jazz use 24-0 run in 3rd quarter to beat Nuggets 100-84". NBA.com. April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  14. "Nuggets Acquire Trey Lyles and Tyler Lydon from Utah in Draft-Night Trade". NBA.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  15. "Murray, Barton lead Nuggets over Lakers, 115-100". ESPN.com. December 2, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  16. "Oladipo scores career-high 47 as Pacers beat Nuggets in OT". ESPN.com. December 10, 2017. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  17. "Lyle scores career-high 26 as Nuggets beat Jazz 99-91". ESPN.com. January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  18. "SPURS SIGN TREY LYLES". NBA.com. July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  19. "Spurs' Trey Lyles finding new life with third team". Express News. February 7, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  20. "Spurs overcome shaky finish to beat Magic, 114-113". Washington Post. February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  21. "Brogdon scores 26, Pacers forced to rally late to beat Spurs". Washington Post. March 2, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  22. "Spurs' Trey Lyles to miss restart with appendicitis". NBA.com. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  23. Jones, Ryan (September 25, 2013). "No Lie". SLAM Magazine. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  24. "Trey Lyles". Canada Basketball. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
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