The former King signs a three-year deal with Detroit.
Maurice Evans signed with the Detroit Pistons and is expected to provide depth behind starting small forward Tayshaun Prince and shooting guard Richard Hamilton.
"Maurice is the kind of player we think is going to fit in with our team and our culture," president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said Saturday. "Maurice brings a really strong competitive streak with him and can play two positions for us."
Detroit signed Evans on Friday, nine days after the Pistons extended an ofer sheet to the 6-foot-5 Kings swingman. Sacramento need to match the three-year contract worth about $4.5 million to retain the restricted free agent, but it wasn't expected to after signing Shareef Abdur-Rahim earlier this month.
Evans, a solid defender, averaged 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 19 minutes in 65 games, including 11 starts. He made similar contributions in the playoffs last season with the Kings.
This offseason, the Pistons were interested in signing free agent Michael Finley and briefly considered adding free agent Latrell Sprewell. But Finley made it clear he didn't want to play for the PIstons before signing with San Antonio, and Detroit decided not to sign Sprewell.
Evans began his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2001-02 season, playing 10 games for Detroit coach Flip Saunders. AFter that brief stint in the NBA, he playged in Europe before making Sacramento's roster last season.
The Pistons signed Evans to an offer sheet one day after signing Dale Davis to a two-year, $7 million contract. They used part of their midlevel exception to sign DAvis, keeping money available for Evans.
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Note: This was in my Sacramento Bee this morning, but I could not find a link to it on the sacbee.com website.
Maurice Evans signed with the Detroit Pistons and is expected to provide depth behind starting small forward Tayshaun Prince and shooting guard Richard Hamilton.
"Maurice is the kind of player we think is going to fit in with our team and our culture," president of basketball operations Joe Dumars said Saturday. "Maurice brings a really strong competitive streak with him and can play two positions for us."
Detroit signed Evans on Friday, nine days after the Pistons extended an ofer sheet to the 6-foot-5 Kings swingman. Sacramento need to match the three-year contract worth about $4.5 million to retain the restricted free agent, but it wasn't expected to after signing Shareef Abdur-Rahim earlier this month.
Evans, a solid defender, averaged 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 19 minutes in 65 games, including 11 starts. He made similar contributions in the playoffs last season with the Kings.
This offseason, the Pistons were interested in signing free agent Michael Finley and briefly considered adding free agent Latrell Sprewell. But Finley made it clear he didn't want to play for the PIstons before signing with San Antonio, and Detroit decided not to sign Sprewell.
Evans began his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2001-02 season, playing 10 games for Detroit coach Flip Saunders. AFter that brief stint in the NBA, he playged in Europe before making Sacramento's roster last season.
The Pistons signed Evans to an offer sheet one day after signing Dale Davis to a two-year, $7 million contract. They used part of their midlevel exception to sign DAvis, keeping money available for Evans.
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Note: This was in my Sacramento Bee this morning, but I could not find a link to it on the sacbee.com website.
