Utah Jazz: 5 options for pick No. 30 in 2017 NBA Draft

1. Tyler Lydon, SF/PF, Syracuse

Lydon is a big body at 6’10” and 215 pounds, with the ability to stretch the floor at the forward spot. His 39.2 percent three-point shooting can help an NBA team right away with the Jazz eager to pick up a stretch-4 option.

His athleticism and willingness to attack the basket made him a lob option at Syracuse along with his ability to put back wayward shots after earning the offensive rebound.

The athleticism he has displayed isn’t otherworldly, but his feel for the game allows him to maximize all that he does have as he can get himself to areas of the floor, where he then has the time and space to execute.

There has been some debate as to whether Lydon is strictly a power forward at the NBA level, or if he has the tools to drop down to small forward.

Jazz’s VP of player personnel, Walt Perrin, told Desert News Sports after Lydon’s workout with the franchise he sees him more of a 4 than a 3:

"“Can he be a stretch-4? Yes. Can he play 3? He’s got work to do if he’s going to be able to play 3. He’s got some work to do defensively to be able to guard a 4, or especially a 3. That’d be real tough for him probably right now.”"

Lydon’s ability to regularly catch lobs fits in with the Gobert style of play the Jazz have used to dominate in the past, but it’s his long range shooting that’s most intriguing.

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With Trey Lyles underwhelming in 2016-17, the addition of Lydon would provide Lyles with some direct competition.