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Cavs should consider signing Trey Lyles if possible on minimum deal

Trey Lyles was highly-rated by some coming out of Kentucky, as he had a long wingspan (at a listed 7-foot-4, per NBA.com) and showed great hustle and an above average basketball IQ.

Though Lyles only averaged 8.7 points (on 48.8% shooting) and 5.4 rebounds per game (per Sports Reference), he had plenty of potential. That potential led Lyles to be drafted 12th overall by the Utah Jazz, one spot ahead of the Phoenix Suns, who took another Kentucky standout, in Devin Booker.

Lyles was mostly inconsistent in his time with Utah and after only two seasons, was reportedly dealt to the Denver Nuggets along with what would eventually be Tyler Lydon, who acquired the rights to Donovan Mitchell, the would-be 13th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft (as was initially reported by Adrian Wojnarowski, then of The Vertical and now of ESPN).