The Downbeat #1672: The Weird Lyles Contract Situation

Trey Lyles Remains Unsigned. So Spencer Campbell touched on this in his downbeat on Saturday, but since the Utah Jazz summer league tips off tonight, with the Jazz taking on the Boston Celtics at 7 PM MST, the unsigned contract of Trey Lyles continues to be a hot button issue. While it's true that Lyles could suit up and practice, and play games without his contract in hand, many agents would advise their clients not to do so considering the risk of injury and other factors.

Unless I've missed something, the situation remains where it was at the end of last week, when Dennis Lindsey addressed the matter with both the Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune reporters. The takeaway in those reports…