AUGUST 6: Lyles’ deal is now official, according to NBA.com’s transactions log.
AUGUST 2: Free agent forward Trey Lyles has reached a two-year agreement with the Pistons worth approximately $5MM, agent Rich Paul told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link).
A two-year, minimum-salary deal for Lyles would work out to about $4.44MM, so it sounds like he may get something a little higher than the minimum.
Lyles has spent the last two seasons with the Spurs. He also had two-year stints in Utah and Denver. Lyles saw his playing time diminish last season, as he appeared in just 23 games. His representatives were eager to find a new home for their client, who was looking for a fresh start. He started 53 of 63 games in his first year with San Antonio.
Lyles has averaged 7.3 PPG and 4.2 RPG in 15.6 MPG through 374 career games. He’s a 34.1% 3-point shooter.
He’ll provide insurance at the power forward spot behind Jerami Grant and Sekou Doumbouya.
Him and Kelly Olynyk will have a Canadian bloodmatch to determine who gets to honour sir Dirk and wear 41.
Kelly’s got seniority.
Good luck Trey Lyles!
Are the Pistons the most Canadian team in the league now?
Someone should look into this once the rosters are finalized.
Well we may be the closest NBA city to a Canadian border. So I guess it makes some sense.
I would’ve said Toronto should be the most Canadian team, but they are in fact further from a Canadian border, so never mind.
fills a need as a depth piece that can space the floor, and adequately defend, in case of a couple of injuries
They did a great job in filling their needs with a floor spacing big, and shooters at the 2 and 4 spots, as I’ve mentioned, and they’ve built a really versatile roster very quickly