In late November, after dropping a 3rd straight sport, second-year participant Jaylon Tyson spoke to the media as a vocal chief to deal with the Cavaliers’ lack of effort.
On the time, many agreed with Tyson’s message however didn’t love {that a} participant of his caliber was calling out his teammates. In his rookie season, Tyson was a non-factor on a Cleveland crew that was the East’s first seed. Many felt he was solely getting minutes to start with due to all of the accidents Cleveland was coping with in the beginning of the season.
Effectively, should you nonetheless consider that Tyson is simply getting minutes due to accidents, you haven’t been watching him play. Jaylon Tyson put up the very best sport of his profession Friday night time, powering the Cavs to a come-from-behind, 117-115 win in Philadelphia. Tyson had a profession excessive of 39 factors and seven three pointers. He additionally stuffed the remainder of the stat sheet with 5 rebounds and 4 assists.
When Tyson was drafted, you knew you had a high-energy position participant, however who would’ve guessed that he can be as nice a shooter as he’s been? Since calling out his teammates, Tyson has been averaging 15 factors, 6 rebounds, and a couple of assists per night time, capturing 55/49/78 from the sector.
He’s not going to hit seven threes each night time, however when a man is capturing practically 50% from three for 2 straight months, him having a breakout night time like that is no fluke. On the opposite finish, Tyson won’t be the very best off-ball defender, however he could cause havoc along with his on-ball protection. He usually attracts the opposite crew’s finest defender, and tonight he held Tyrese Maxey to 9/24 capturing. Hopefully, because the season goes on, he turns into extra snug along with his defensive rotations, as he may very well be among the best three-and-D wings within the league.
It was additionally nice to see how a lot the Cavs belief him. To finish the sport, the ball was in his arms to make a ultimate shot. He drove right into a double crew and was in a position to dish it to Evan Mobley for the win.
It was the cherry on prime of a breakout night time for Tyson. Cleveland followers have gotten to know and love him, however he put the league on discover with this efficiency. Perhaps his brother, Jordyn Tyson, can be a part of him in Cleveland if the Browns wish to deliver the Tyson household absolutely into the Cleveland “limelight”.
