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Prospect Watch: Tyler Lydon

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The San Antonio Spurs are on their annual Rodeo Road Trip and that means plenty of Spurs are probably hanging out on their couches twiddling their thumbs when the games aren’t on. So that would be the perfect time to read up on some college basketball prospects. Since the Spurs are likely to pick late in the first round, here’s a breakdown of one player who might be available then.

Syracuse’s Tyler Lydon could become the prototypical stretch-4 or even an outright small forward for the Spurs. The Orange star is a surprisingly good defensive player despite the school’s reputation for playing soft defense in its 2-3 zone.