It’s hard to imagine everything that goes into a front office’s decision on draft night, the exhaustive film sessions, background gathering, workouts, and interviews that lead a general manger and his staff to Player A over Player B. In the case of Trey Lyles, the Utah Jazz’s lottery pick (12th overall) in Friday night’s draft, the analytics and testing dug deep.
Two examples:
1. Concerned some about Lyles’ rebounding rate (just average for a collegiate power forward), the Jazz dissected the 19-year-old’s games, comparing his rebounding during the times he played out of position as a small forward (which he did often for a stacked Kentucky squad) and when he was in his natural spot at power forward.
Notes: GM Dennis Lindsey breaks down the Trey Lyles pick
