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Three free agents the Sacramento Kings should look at by Jonathan Roberts

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Sacramento Kings have signed former Nuggets forward Tyler Lydon to a two year deal with a partial guarantee in year two.

The deal is a bit puzzling considering Lydon didn’t appear on anyone’s radar, and the Sacramento Kings already had five bigs, but nonetheless — Tyler Lydon is a Sacramento King.

Tyler Lydon is a 6’10” Power Forward who last played for the Denver Nuggets who did not pick up his option for the upcoming season. Lydon was drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2017-18 season and traded to the Denver Nuggets for Trey Lyles and only ended up playing in one game that season.

In the 2018-19 season he played in 25 games where he averaged 0.9 points per game on 40% from three on 0.4 attempts in 3.8 minutes. He also played eight games in the G-League where he averaged 13.3 points per game in 33.6 minutes on 44% from three in seven starts.

Tyler is enthusiastic about coming to Sacramento according to his tweet, so we should all welcome him with open arms!

Tyler in his early years went to Syracuse for two seasons where he averaged 11.6 points per game on 40% from three-point range, and 53% from the field in just over 33 minutes per game.

His fit with the Sacramento Kings is pretty redundant with Nemanja Bjelica leafy filling the role Lydon would be expected to, but the Kings can bring 20 players into training camp and Lydon is only 23 years old.

Whether or not he makes the Kings’ final roster isn’t as important as getting a good look at a young player with a very important NBA-ready skill as a marksman. And adding a former first-round pick isn’t a bad idea, especially since the team didn’t have one this season.