NBA Free Agency 2017: 5 offseason needs for the Utah Jazz

4. Develop Trey Lyles

It’s time for Trey Lyles to become the player we all thought he could become. Lyles, the No. 12 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft needs to start putting it together. The Jazz only played the former Kentucky product two games during their postseason run. He averaged just five minutes played in those two contests. Lyles, 21, still has time to develop but it’s time for him to take a huge step forward.

The Lyles selection stings a little for Jazz fans considering they passed on Devin Booker in that draft, who was taken one pick later by the Suns. Interestingly enough, Myles Turner was taken one pick earlier in the 2015 Draft and has carved out a nice role for himself with the Pacers. There’s no reason Trey Lyles can’t replicate Turner’s game as a once big time heralded prospect from Kentucky.

As mentioned in the previous slide, The Jazz need a power forward that can stretch the floor. It’s become awfully evident in the modern day NBA that you have to have at least four guys on the floor who can shoot the 3. Rudy Gobert, the starting center, takes up the role as the guy who clogs the lane and can’t shoot. Lyles’ continued development could give the Jazz a true stretch-4 to be excited about. Lyles has shown the ability to be an adequate long-range shooter in the past with a 34.3 percent clip from deep for his career. With plus handles and the ability to defend, Trey Lyles’ development will be something to monitor this offseason.