Kentucky Wildcats

Trey Lyles may be the star Boston's looking for

Published Jun. 7, 2015 1:34 p.m. ET

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It'll be extremely difficult for the Boston Celtics to find a star with the 16th overall pick in this month's draft, but Kentucky freshman Trey Lyles may be their best bet.

Here's MassLive.com's Tom Westerholm with more on the young power forward, who possesses just enough upside to have Celtics fans drooling:

"Lyles' face-up game might be the most promising aspect of his offense. Having played small forward at the college level, he knows how to attack the basket off the dribble both from the perimeter and out of the post. He also showed promise as a spot-up jump shooter. The combination of his jumper, off-the-dribble attack and post-up passing should carry him at the next level."

Thanks to Kentucky's crowded frontcourt, Lyles played a lot of small forward in college. He's 6'10" with a 7'2" wingspan, so that's obviously not his natural position. But it shows how versatile he can be, on both ends of the floor.

The Celtics already have Jared Sullinger and Kelly Olynyk at power forward, but Lyles may wind up being better than both of them.

(h/t: MassLive)

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