Jaylon Tyson declares for the NBA Draft
Jaylon Tyson declares for the NBA Draft
The California Golden Bears star departs for the league, meaning a full reboot is coming in Berkeley for Mark Madsen.
As expected, Jaylon Tyson is turning pro. After an outstanding junior season, the Cal wing has officially declared for the NBA draft.
"I am going to forgo my remaining eligibility and enter the draft," Tyson said. "I am in Las Vegas getting ready right now."
Tyson has been projected as a low first round, high second round pick by most NBA draft scouts. ESPN has him ranked 32nd among the top NBA draft prospects. It was expected Tyson would take the leap.
"NBA teams saw that I'm a versatile guard," Tyson said. "I can play a lot of different positions on the court. I can be a '3-and-D' player or a secondary ball handler. I even showed I can play point guard in spurts down the line."
Cal is now officially doing the full reboot, as the Bears will be losing ten of their top rotation players to eligibility, transfer or the NBA Draft. It’s a new day in Bear Territory, but Mark Madsen seems ready to hit the ground running.
As we mentioned earlier today, this is not the end of the world. This is a new reality we all should be prepared for.
If you’re a Cal fan and want to see a brand new Bears team next year that’s ready to compete, donate to the Cal Legends Collective NIL (or ask someone with the means to do so).
Best of luck to Tyson at the next level!
Dear Drivedrivedrive; your “handle” tells me your are a very hard working person. So, I’d like to tell you that it will be impossible for you to find any coach in this country who works harder than Madsen. He is thrilled to be at Cal. As a boy he attended the Lawrence Hall of Science camp 2 years. The first year he went he was in the 3rd grade. The counselors announced that any camper who could memorize every other campers name would receive a microscope. He was so thrilled about this that he memorized all names the first day. I bet he already has so many Cal Bear fan’s names memorized! And he has already been flying to so many destinations trying to befriend and attract great players you are going to be very pleased every year.
When he was a Laker they held a few weeks of the Mark Madsen summer camp for kids. He memorized every kids name. I was able to travel down for the last Friday session of the final week. All the kids were sitting in the stands. He was in front thanking the kids & their folks saying goodbye. Then he nodded to a sound guy at the side who put on Shaq’s rap and then Mark said goodbye and started to do his spastic dance. All the kids just poured out of the stands onto the court. They were all trying to hug him at once. They were hugging his knees and his arms. It was so amazing. I just sat at the edge and cried. .
Give him a few years at Berkeleyand he will have worked so so hard for you, he will know everyone’s name and you will want to hug him.
Think of this: why did he play in the NBA 9 years? It wasn’t his points per game. It was he worked so so hard and he just loved everyone and they loved him back. Shaq loved him. Kobe loved him. LeBron loved him. You will too.
Expected and earned, fun year.