Lydon is headed to the NBANEW YORK — Former Syracuse forward Tyler Lydon was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the 24th pick of the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
Utah made the selection with the pick, but traded it to Denver in a deal that involved Louisville guard Donovan Mitchell.
In his sophomore season at SU, he averaged 13.2 points and a team-high 8.6 rebounds in 36.1 minutes per game. He was named an All-ACC Honorable Mention.
It is the sixth year in a row that the Orange has had a first round pick. The Nuggets finished 40-42 in the 2016-17 season, missing the playoffs.
Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also been a contributing writer for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), for SportsNet New York (SNY) as a news desk writer covering all of New York professional sports, and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Contact him at wes[at]sujuiceonline.com.
