People are gonna be shocked on how much interest Reke is gonna garner during free agency. He's gonna at least get what Holiday, Curry and Derozan got. From what I hear from Reke and I's mutual acquiantance, Reke's agent has been told by multiple teams they feel he's been criminally misused in Sacramento and are foaming out of the mouth to snatch him at a "bargain".
I've got no doubt that Tyreke will at least get the Holday/Curry/DeRozen type money and would not be shocked in the slightest if a team out there goes the max. Fans are notorious for putting players on pedestals when they first come into the league and then rip then if they do not reach those lofty standards but somewhere in that a fact is lost that Tyreke is one heck of a player who has been misused and has been set up to fail by his own team. I don't know what the reasons are but a smart front office will look at this kid and plot to get him. Teams WILL make a HUGE effort to get him this off-season.
I think with the advanced analytics that we are now getting to utilize more, these will show that Tyreke is a player. A much better player than it has been shown. His problem is that he will do anything for the team, even at his own detriment. That is probably the type of personality you want next to Cousins. I just hope that our new GM and head coach and owner for that matter are some of those guys from around the league that were plotting to find a way to get Evans from Kings. Now that they are on the Kings, hopefully they are plotting to keep him.
I keep asking myself a very simple question, if Tyreke was coached by Gregg Popovich his first 4 seasons in the league, would he be an all-star? The resounding answer I always get is YES! Evans has his weaknesses which are and have improved since his rookie year but he also has ELITE skills that are not easy to find and are more difficult to get than what his weaknesses represent. Shooters are easy to find. Guys that can rip defenses to shreds off the dribble are as rare as hens teeth. Other teams know that, other teams look to get that and they certainly know a misused talent when they see one.
I am hopeful that PDA, coach Malone and Vivek are aware of this and respect this and do everything in their power to keep Evans and develop him into the type of player that he is very capable of being and that is a two way perennial all-star. Seeing Tyreke working on his pull up mid range jumper at the Kings facility is in my mind a good sign and I bet coach Jent is the one working closely with him on that jumper.