INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers chose Jaylon Tyson on Wednesday night with the 20th overall pick of the NBA draft. Here's a look at the newest Cavs player :
Tyson is listed as 6 feet, 6 inches and 218 pounds.
Averaged 19.6 points on 46.5% percent shooting from the field last season, in addition to averaging 6.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists as a junior at Cal.
Tyson grew up in Plano, Texas, and starred at John Paul II High School in Plano, graduating in the spring of 2021.
Played at three schools in his collegiate career, starting out at Texas before transferring to Texas Tech and eventually Cal. Tyson left Texas Tech in the wake of coach Mark Adams resigning after making racially insensitive comments. Tyson told Sports Illustrated he was "racially discriminated against on multiple occasions."
Became the first Cal player selected in the first round of the NBA draft since Jaylen Brown in 2018. Brown stars for the Celtics , helping lead Boston to the NBA title this past season.
Tyson almost always played point guard at Cal. The Cavs view him as a wing.
This article originally appeared on The Repository: Cavs take Cal's Jaylon Tyson in Round 1, NBA draft profile
