Lyles bounced around early in his career, and while he showed some flashes of decent play, he never could consistently make a positive impact in Utah, Denver, San Antonio, or Detroit. However, Lyles has played really well for the Kings since joining them in 2022, being a consistent part of the rotation for a good team, including being in the playoff rotation in 2023. Lyles has shot 38% from three for the Kings, including a career high 39% in '23-'24. which has led him to a very good 60% true shooting. He has taken less than 9% of his shots from midrange, according to Cleaning the Glass, which has also helped his efficiency. Lyles has shown some growth in attacking off the catch when defenses run him off the three-point line, making him more than just a spot-up threat. He has even improved his passing and overall play-making, which was non-existent early in his career. Lyles struggles on defense, but is starting to hit enough shots at the other end to make up for his defensive deficiencies. Lyles is strictly a four - not quick enough to guard wings and not big enough to provide rim protection. I think Lyles can provide serviceable minutes during the regular season, but you probably don't want him to be anything more than your 8th or 9th man. He will be almost 30 years old as a free agent in 2025, so we may see some age-related regression soon too.

Lyles will be an unrestricted free agent with a $14.6 million cap hold and full Bird Rights, meaning the Kings will have no restrictions on re-signing him. Since the Kings are likely to operate over the cap, his cap hold is not really relevant. For other teams, if Lyles demands a starting salary of more than the full $14.1 million Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception, only teams with cap space will be able to sign him, unless a sign-and-trade is worked out. However, it's likely that Lyles could be had for the full MLE or slightly less, including possibly the $5.7 million Taxpayer MLE, which would make him available to almost every team.