Trey Lyles avoids free agency, will remain with Sacramento Kings

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On the bright-side, Trey Lyles does not need to go house hunting in a new NBA city. On the other hand, he’s going to spend another year playing for the Sacramento Kings.

Ahead of NBA free agency the Kings picked up Lyles’ $2.6 million team option to keep him on the Sacramento roster for the 2022-23 season. He was a midseason addition to the Kings’ roster after they sent former top two pick Marvin Bagley to the Detroit Pistons.

Trey Lyles started in 20 of the 24 games he appeared in for the Kings. He averaged 10.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 22.8 minutes per game. Lyles netted 48.9% of his shots from the field, 36.5% from 3-point range and 85.1% at the free-throw line, all career-highs.

The 6-foot-9 forward was taken with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft after helping the Wildcats reach the Final Four. The Kings are his fifth team in seven NBA seasons. According to Spotrac he has more than $27 million in career earnings. Not too shabby.

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