Jazz officially sign rookie Trey Lyles
The Utah Jazz announced Tuesday that the team has signed 2015 first-round draft pick forward Trey Lyles (12th overall). Per team policy, terms of the deals were not released.
Lyles spent one season at the University of Kentucky. As a freshman, the 19-year-old forward was named to the 2015 All-SEC Freshman Team and helped lead the Wildcats to a 2015 NCAA Final Four appearance.
A native of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, the 6-10, 241-pound Lyles averaged 8.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 36 contests during his sole season at Kentucky.
Lyles will wear jersey No. 41 for the Jazz.