Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Trey Lyles Thriving in First Season with the Denver Nuggets


A former president of the North Division of Writer Homes and the Denver Division of D.R. Horton, Darwin Horan currently serves as president and owner of Ventana Capital, where he controls over 12,000 acres of land and 180,000 square feet of office space throughout Colorado. Beyond his endeavors in the real estate sector, Darwin Horan is an avid fan of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets completed a draft night trade that looked potentially disastrous at the outset of the 2017-18 season. The team dealt the 13th overall selection in the 2017 NBA Draft to the Utah Jazz in exchange for the 24th overall pick and forward Trey Lyles. The Jazz drafted Donovan Mitchell, who has established himself as one of the most exciting and promising rookies in the league, while the Nuggets used their 24th pick on Tyler Lydon, who has played in only one game this season. 

Lyles, however, has been a pleasant surprise for the Nuggets. The 22-year-old native of Saskatoon, Canada, played in only six of the team's first 15 games but has since become a fixture in the lineup. Through 35 games Lyles is averaging career-highs in minutes (19.6), points (10.7), rebounds (4.9), and steals (0.5) per game. His biggest improvement has been his three-point shooting efficiency. Last season, Lyles made 65 of 204 three-point attempts for a 31.9 percent success rate, but that number has jumped to 46.7 percent this season as he has made 50 of his 107 attempts.

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