Trey Anthony Lyles (born November 5, 1995) is a Canadian professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He was drafted by the

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following his freshman season at the

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High school career

Entering his senior year of high school in

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, Lyles was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in the U.S. and was recruited heavily by

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, and

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. Lyles originally committed to

in September 2010 during his freshman year of high school, but then later decommitted in August 2012. Lyles signed a letter of intent on November 5, 2013 to play and study at the

. 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. Following the conclusion of his senior season, Lyles was voted

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over fellow high school seniors

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, who signed to play at

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and James Blackmon Jr. who signed with

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College career

Lyles enrolled at Kentucky on June 12, 2014. Due to an unspecified leg injury, Lyles sat out Kentucky's six-game

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series in

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from August 10 through August 17. 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,

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and

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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

. He signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz on July 7. 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

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. On January 9, in a win over the

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, he recorded 10 rebounds for the first time, and on January 14, he scored a then season-high 19 points in a loss to the

. On February 3, he was named a

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participant at the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend, replacing the injured Nikola Mirotić on the World Team roster. On April 10, he scored a career-high 22 points in a 100–84 win over the

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Denver Nuggets (2017–2019)

On June 22, 2017, Lyles was traded, along with the draft rights to

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, to the

in exchange for the draft rights to

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. On December 2, 2017, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 115–100 win over the

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. On December 10, 2017, he scored a career-high 25 points in a 126–116 overtime loss to the

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first esta ...

. On January 5, 2018, he set a new career high with 26 points in a 99–91 win over the

San Antonio Spurs (2019–2021)

On July 12, 2019, Lyles signed with the

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. 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 The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Con ...

. On February 29, 2020, Lyles scored 20 points, nine rebounds, two assists, four steals, and one block in a 114–113 win over the

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. 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

. On July 15, 2020, Lyles was reported to have undergone an

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and was expected to miss the remainder of the 2019–20 season.

Detroit Pistons (2021–2022)

On August 6, 2021, Lyles signed with the

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Sacramento Kings (2022–present)

On February 10, 2022, Lyles and Josh Jackson were acquired by the

in a four-team trade that sent

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to the Pistons.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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National team career

Lyles (who moved to

with his family when he was seven years old) has represented both

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and the

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. Until his sophomore year in high school, he had trained in the United States developmental pipeline. On the international stage, Lyles played for Canada's Junior men's national team. During the summer of 2013, Lyles, along with Tyler Ennis, led Canada to a 6th-place finish at the

2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA do 19 let 2013) was the 11th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national team ...

with Lyles coming in second to Ennis in scoring at the tournament.

References

External links

Kentucky Wildcats bio
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