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Utah Jazz 2016-17 season review: Trey Lyles

By Adam Coffman

Mar 22, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles (41) reacts to a call during the first half against the New York Knicks at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 22, 2017; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles (41) reacts to a call during the first half against the New York Knicks at Vivint Smart Home Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 7, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles (41) during a game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz at Target Center. The Jazz defeated the Timberwolves 94-92. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Utah Jazz forward Trey Lyles (41) during a game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Utah Jazz at Target Center. The Jazz defeated the Timberwolves 94-92. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

Weaknesses

For as many things as Lyles could become given his physical profile, he has yet to realize any of them in terms of on-court production. He shot just 32 percent from behind the arc and 40 percent inside it, and had the fourth-worst net rating on the Jazz roster.

Further examining his shooting reveals a more concerning fact. Lyles shot 33.1 percent on wide-open three-pointers, compared with 33.3 percent when he’s tightly contested, according to NBA.com.

This paints Lyles as an inconsistent and fundamentally unsound shooter, and on 2.9 attempts per game, his sample size is large enough to where this cannot be ignored.

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In college, he was able to use his footwork and quickness to score effectively in the post, but he’s been met with much more resistance in the NBA.

According to Synergy, Lyles went to post-ups on just 5.4 percent of his possessions, scoring 0.6 points per possession in the process.

That puts him in the seventh percentile leaguewide.

On defense, Lyles hasn’t proven himself to be effective in many ways either.

He blocked just 20 shots on the season and proved hopeless in defending combo forwards when playing against a small-ball lineup.

With no specialties or calling cards to speak of, Lyles grades out as average or worse in just about every duty he’s tasked with. As a big man that doesn’t block shots, stretch the floor or play good defense on smaller players, there just aren’t that many of his kind left in the league.

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