Tyson's growth area is emotional maturity because his skill and compete levels are already high.
“Kind of like all of us when we're 23, emotional maturity. Handling the ups and downs, handling referee calls, things don't go your way, go your way. Just typical, young person, normal steps, because he's got the basketball, he's skill levels really high, compete levels high. I think that's his jump. That'll be his playoff jump, too, I think.”
Cleveland's goal is a 10-man rotation as the most manageable size.
“I've done 11, but 10 is most manageable. That's the goal”
Coach wants Tyson and Watson to be more aggressive playmakers beyond Harden and Mitchell.
“we need more playmakers besides him and Donovan, right? We have to encourage the Jaylon Tyson, the Peyton Watson, our role players to be more aggressive.”
Tyson has been one of the better players in camp with his shooting and defensive intensity.
“He's been one of the better players in camp so far... the shooting piece. He's shooting the heck out of it. But I've loved his defensive intensity so far.”
Tyson and Watson are the defenders Cleveland wants guarding the opponent's best players.
“We need you and Peyton to be those guys that we put on the best players.”
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