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Jaylon Tyson

Cleveland Cavaliers · #20 · Rotation
SG6'6"215 lbage 232 yrs expCaliforniaPlano, TX
7th best of 9 on CLEworth +1.1 wins to the rotation
OFF76DEF75
Elite rebounder & rim protector
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Eastern · Central · proj. 52-30 (▼4.2)
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A promising 23-year-old wing who flashed real shooting in his second year — 44.6% from three on 13.2 points a night for a strong 60.8% true shooting in a 27-minute role. He's still rounding out the secondary skills (modest playmaking, average defense), but the size, the rebounding for a guard, and that jumper give him a clear path. Team option for 2026-27.

13.2
PPG
5.1
RPG
2.2
APG
0.8
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 66MPG 26.9FG% 49.33P% 44.6FT% 73.8TS% 60.8USG% 19.3PER 14.8BPM +0.1VORP 0.9
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding96
Rim protection90
Scoring85
Inside finishing79
Shooting79
Perimeter defense70
Playmaking60

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons
9.2
PPG
3.8
RPG
1.7
APG
113
GAMES
Points 1,039Win Shares 4.8Starts 45Best season 2025-26 · 13.2 ppg

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2024-25 → 2025-26 · age 22 → 23
▲Rising

Jaylon, at 23, is on a clear upward trajectory — 1.0 → 2.9 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▲ 3.6 wins (+0.7)
Age should add a little at 24. Range 2.8–4.4 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.7 → +0.1+2.826-27 forecast +0.1
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2024-25: -2.7 · 47 games2025-26: +0.1 · 66 games2026-27: +0.1 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.0 → 2.9+1.926-27 forecast 3.6
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2024-25: 1.0 · 47 games2025-26: 2.9 · 66 games2026-27: 3.6 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.5M vs $3.7M salary+$4.8M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$3.7M salary2024-25: $2.8M · 47 games2025-26: $6.4M · 66 games2026-27: $8.5M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Current deal: $3,658,560 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2024-25 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$3,658,560Team option
2% of the club’s payroll · 7th of 13 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$8,467,563 /yr
Surplus+$4,809,003
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.