Tyler Lydon of the Sacramento Kings shared some details on his stint with the Denver Nuggets and how he'll prepare for his new journey in California.
Lydon, the 24th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, spent his first two seasons as a pro in Denver. In his first year, he tore his meniscus which, according to him, put things in perspective. Per Donna Ditota of syracuse.com:
“It really put things in perspective. Before I tore my meniscus, I’d go in there and some days have a bad attitude or whatever. You don’t even think about it. But after, I realized it can get taken away from you at any second. And that applies to life. There’s the struggles, but 99 percent of the time, I loved it. I feel like I took advantage of it all – basketball-wise, life-wise. It’s hard not to. That’s one thing – once you get to the league, everybody there is just positive energy.”
Apart from the gruesome injury, Lydon, 24, spent some time with the G League to hone his skills further. With the Rio Grande Valley, he averaged 12.8 points and 8.3 rebounds across 31.3 minutes in 15 games. With the Capital City, he put up 13.3 points and 9.1 rebounds across 33.5 minutes in eight games.
Now, he'll continue his NBA journey with the Kings — a team which made several moves in the summer including the hiring of Luke Walton as head coach. Lydon got the chance to speak with Walton, noting that the coach had supreme confidence in him:
“He was super confident in me and that was a thing that I liked a lot. I really felt like he believed in me. Going into Denver, I know that they did, too, but it almost feels different than Luke Walton. They tell you how good you can be and that’s cool, but there’s something about how genuine Luke was when he was telling me on the phone. That was awesome.”
The Kings, given the young and talented squad, are expected to make waves in the next few years. Hopefully, Lydon will be an intrinsic part of this up and coming Kings team.
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