The Cleveland Cavaliers have exercised their third-year staff possibility on guard Jaylon Tyson, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman introduced.
Tyson (6-6, 224) was chosen twentieth general by the Cavaliers within the 2024 NBA Draft, showing in 47 video games (three begins) final season with averages of three.6 factors and a pair of.0 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per sport. He additionally appeared in eight video games for the Cleveland Cost, the Cavaliers’ exclusively-owned and operated NBA G League staff, averaging 18.4 factors, 8.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.4 steals in 34.1 minutes.
In his first profession begin versus New Orleans on Nov. 20 final season, Tyson recorded his first profession double-double with 16 factors on 7-12 (.583) capturing from the sector, a career-high 11 rebounds, a career-high seven assists and two steals in 37 minutes. In that sport, Tyson additionally turned the primary Cavs rookie to tally at the very least 16 factors, 11 rebounds, seven assists and two steals since Brad Daugherty on April 7, 1987. Moreover, he scored a career-best 31 factors towards Indiana on April 13.
