Jaylon TysonCleveland Cavaliers · #20
Jaylon Tyson is a young two-way wing for the Cleveland Cavaliers, drafted 20th in 2024. A well-traveled college player who finished at California after stops at Texas and Texas Tech, he grew into a rotation contributor in 2025-26 — an efficient scoring and shooting wing with defensive versatility.
Jaylon Tyson — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Jaylon Tyson stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Jaylon Tyson — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Jaylon Tyson
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Jaylon Tyson career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | .430 | .345 |
| 2025-26 | 66 | 26.9 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | .493 | .446 |
| Career | 113 | 19.7 | 9.2 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Cleveland Cavaliers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Jaylon Tyson
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A young, versatile scoring wing — a first-round bet growing into Cleveland's rotation.
Turning pro
Drafted 20th overall, 2024 as a Guard.
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A self-made scoring wing who found his game after three colleges — now growing into Cleveland's rotation.
Chapter
The son of a skills trainer, Tyson bounced from Texas to Texas Tech to California, where he became an All-Pac-12 scorer.
Chapter
Cleveland drafted him 20th in 2024 and developed him as a rookie.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- College
- California
- Experience
- 2nd Season
- Draft
- 20th overall, 2024
- Born
- Denton, Texas
- Age
- 24
- Jersey
- #20
Tyson comes from a basketball-training family — his father Jeff is a well-known skills trainer — and his multi-school college path reflects a player who kept seeking the right fit before breaking out at California. That journey built a mature, self-made game rooted in shot-making and versatility.
On the court his profile is a modern two-way wing: enough shooting to space the floor, enough size and athleticism to defend, and the scoring instincts to contribute offense. For a contender leaning on veterans, he's the kind of cheap, developing wing who can grow into a larger role.
A versatile, self-made scoring wing — shooting and size with two-way upside.
Jaylon Tyson — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Jaylon Tyson, answered.
