Tyler Lydon
| No. 20 – Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||
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| Born |
April 9, 1996 Hudson, New York | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||
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| College | Syracuse (2015–2017) | |||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||
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| 2017–present | Denver Nuggets | |||||||||
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Tyler Robert Lydon (born April 9, 1996) is an American basketball player for the Denver Nuggets. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange.
Lydon attended Stissing Mountain High School in Pine Plains, New York, then spent a prep year at New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire.[1] He committed to Syracuse University to play college basketball.[2]
As a freshman at Syracuse, Lydon averaged 10.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.[3][4] As a sophomore, he averaged 13.2 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. After the season, he entered the 2017 NBA draft.[5][6] At the draft, he was drafted by the Utah Jazz with the 24th pick in the first round, and was subsequently traded to the Denver Nuggets.
References
- ↑ "Tyler Lydon, former Stissing Mountain High School student, leaving Syracuse for NBA draft". The Daily Freeman. March 22, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ↑ Syracuse basketball recruit Tyler Lydon a confessed country boy spurred by competition
- ↑ 'Shoeless' Tyler Lydon comes of age for Syracuse
- ↑ Tyler Lydon could become Orange's next star
- ↑ Syracuse wing Tyler Lydon declares for NBA draft
- ↑ With NBA within reach, friends say Tyler Lydon won't change
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