Lyles game reminds me so much of Juwan Howard/David West/Christian Laettner (to do Bill’s cross racial comparisons) type in that he’s not an elite athlete but well rounded offensive game. He’s so much more of a natural fit alongside Gobert than Favors.

In addition to expanding his range, his ability to become solid team defender will determine his ceiling as 1st big off bench, solid mid-level starter or star.