BIOGRAPHY
Trey Lyles was born on November 5th, 1995, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is a power forward in the NBA.
Entering his senior year of high school, Lyles was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in the country and was recruited heavily by Kentucky, Indiana, and Louisville. Lyles originally committed to Indiana in September 2010 during his freshman year of high school, but then later de-committed in August 2012. Lyles signed a letter of intent on November 5, 2013, to play and study at the University of Kentucky.
During his senior year of high school, Lyles averaged 23.7 points, 12.9 rebounds, and 3.5 assists and led Arsenal Tech to the IHSAA Class 4A State Championship game with a 63-59 victory over Lake Central. Following the conclusion of his senior season, Lyles was voted Indiana Mr. Basketball over fellow high school seniors Trevon Bluiett, who signed to play at Xavier University and James Blackmon Jr. who signed with Indiana University.
Lyles enrolled at Kentucky on June 12, 2014. Due to an unspecified leg injury, Lyles sat out Kentucky's six-game exhibition series in Nassau, the Bahamas from August 10 through August 17. As a freshman, Lyles was named to the 2015 All-SEC Freshman Team and helped lead the Wildcats to a 2015 NCAA Final Four appearance.
On April 9, 2015, Lyles along with Kentucky teammates Andrew Harrison, Aaron Harrison, Dakari Johnson, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Willie Cauley-Stein declared to enter their names into the 2015 NBA draft.
In the 2015 NBA draft, Lyles was selected by the Utah Jazz. In July 7th, he signed his rookie scale contract. In a win over the Miami Heat, Lyles recorded 10 rebounds for the first time. In February, he was a Rising Stars Challenge participant at the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend. On April 10th, he scored a career-high 22 points in a 100-84 win over the Denver Nuggets.
On June 22nd, 2017, Lyles was traded to the Denver Nuggets. In December, he scored a season-high 18 points in a 114-100 win against the LA Lakers.
On July 12th, 2019, Lyles was signed to the San Antonio Spurs.
On August 6, 2021, Lyles signed with the Detroit Pistons.
On February 10, 2022, Lyles and Josh Jackson were acquired by the Sacramento Kings in a four-team trade that sent Marvin Bagley III to the Pistons.
