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Trey Lyles, Forgotten Lottery Pick? The Downbeat #1728

We're inching closer to training-camp time, when some of our questions about this young Jazz team can finally be answered.

One question I'd almost forgotten about is regarding Trey Lyles, the Jazz's #12 pick in June's draft. I've been so preoccupied with Dante Exum's injury and Rudy Gobert's European dominance that I haven't given much thought to the young big man from Kentucky.

NBA.com's Shaun Powell, as part of the site's "30 Teams, 30 Days" series, questions whether Lyles will play much of a role this season (or if the Jazz should have made a different pick):

Anyway, Utah isn't a destination place for A-list free agents, so the Jazz must keep adding help mainly from the Draft, and the latest arrival is 6-foot-10 forward Trey Lyles.