Jaylon Tyson
Guard · Cleveland Cavaliers · #20
Jaylon Tyson: season analysis
Jaylon Tyson is a 23-year-old guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, wearing number 20. Listed at 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds, Tyson has 3 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at California.
In 2026-27, Tyson is averaging 7.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 21.2 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 6 games. The shooting line reads 38.6% from the field, 22.2% from three-point range and 50.0% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (13.2 points in 26.9 minutes per game), scoring is down by 6.2 points per game and playing time down by 5.7 minutes.
Before this season, Tyson played 2 NBA seasons and 113 games, averaging 9.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 13.2 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Jaylon Tyson on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #20 |
| Age | 23 |
| Born | December 2, 2002 · Plano, TX, USA |
| Height | 6' 6" (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 215 lbs (98 kg) |
| College | California |
| NBA experience | 3 years |
| Salary | $3,658,560 (2026-27) |
Cavaliers teammates
Jarrett AllenC · #31
Thomas BryantC · #3
James HardenG · #1
Mario HezonjaF · #33
Sam MerrillG · #5
Riley MinixF · #12
Donovan MitchellG · #45
Evan MobleyC · #4
Craig Porter Jr.G · #9
Tyrese ProctorG · #24
Meleek ThomasG · #15
Ernest Udeh Jr.C · #88
Peyton WatsonG · #8Last 6 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ NYK | W 115-107 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | +6 |
| 2026-10-29 | @ ATL | L 111-114 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs WAS | W 121-111 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs MIN | W 127-125 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-4 | 1-2 | +15 |
| 2026-10-24 | vs BKN | W 125-121 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0-0 | +7 |
| 2026-10-22 | @ PHI | L 106-114 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 1-2 | +5 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | cleveland cavaliers | 6 | 0 | 21.2 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 38.6 | 22.2 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 2.8-7.3 | 1.0-4.5 | 0.3-0.7 |
| 2025-26 | cleveland cavaliers | 66 | 42 | 26.9 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 49.3 | 44.6 | 73.8 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 5.0-10.2 | 2.0-4.5 | 1.2-1.6 |
| 2024-25 | cleveland cavaliers | 47 | 3 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 43.0 | 34.5 | 79.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.4-3.2 | 0.4-1.2 | 0.4-0.5 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.