The Sacramento Kings have found the floor spacer that they needed as they recently signed forward Tyler Lyndon to a two-year deal. The 23-year-old Syracuse product spent two seasons with the Denver Nuggets, where he's been used sparingly due to him dealing with injuries. Despite only playing 26 games through his first two years in the NBA, Lyndon was still able to get a significant amount of interest from teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers, who tried to trade for him last season, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Judging by how the offseason went down for the Lakers, it is likely that the reason why they were interested in trading for Lyndon is so that they can have another asset which would've been included in the Anthony Davis deal last month.
As for the Blazers, they would've kept Lyndon, especially considering the fact that they lost a lot of their frontcourt players from last season. He'll fill the role once played by Meyers Leonard, which will make him an absolute fit with the team's system.
It is unclear why none of these teams were able to pull off the trade, but one thing is for sure. Lyndon will get an opportunity to show what he can do with the Kings. Sacramento is not contending for a title, but they are good enough to make the playoffs. If the former first round pick can prove that he has the ability to knock down 3-pointers and be a reliable spot-up shooter, then he will finally find a home in Sac-Town.
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