Syracuse Basketball: Tyler Lydon taking different path back to the NBA

Former Syracuse basketball star Tyler Lydon is taking a different path to the NBA. Here’s why his plan is so crazy it just might work.

While several former Syracuse basketball players are scrambling to impress NBA teams in Summer League, Tyler Lydon is taking a different approach.

Here are all of the former Orange stars who are playing for a Summer League team that we know of:

Andrew White III (New York Knicks)

Tyus Battle (Minnesota Timberwolves)

Oshae Brissett (Los Angeles Clippers)

Malachi Richardson (Golden State Warriors)

B.J. Johnson (Sacramento Kings)

There’s no guarantee of playing time and a strong chance you could get injured, but completely necessary for most players who want to earn an…