Is Reggie Evans Available

[Purple Reign]

What do Kings Fans feel about Reggie Evans. For whatever reason their has been little to no activity on this guy. To me he seems like a perfect fit to tandum with Kenny Thomas at the PF. His best attributes are his toughness and his high energy. Something the Kings have not had on their bench since a healthy Bobby Jackson and Jon Barry. Plus he fills a need.

REGGIE EVANS
6'8" - 245 lbs
9.3 rebounds per game (including 6.1 defensive) both in the NBA Top 20
47 percent FG
HORRIBLE FT% - 53 percent career

Not much of a shot blocker or scorer or passer, but that is what you have Kenny Thomas and Brian Skinner for. And between the three of them, I would think you can do some damage. But his most valuable asset to me is his energy.

 

[tyrant]

i don't want any players from the sonics. pass

 

[AriesMar27]

i dont know about that... i want radmonovic, he'd be a great back up for peja.... probably better than hedo...

 

[BibityBobtyBoom]

Bring on evans. Man what a bench we would have. The rebounding ability of skinner and evans, the youth of martin and garcia, wait, i think thats all we have left. haha, oh well.

 

[Rowdyone]

Since the Kings have historically been woeful on the boards I would love to see the Kings add him. If you've folowed the other threads concerning our need for a PF you will see that there doesn't seem to be a consensus since there's really not much out there to choose from...unless you have inside info like GP and he may make a move sometime starting next week. If not we may be forced to at least start the season with a PF by committee approach, at least until the trading deadline as teams sort out what they have, and what they need. Evans rebounding would be a welcome addition and since he has no designs on scoring (we have enough scorers on the floor at any given time) that's one less guy's ego you have to soothe with "touches". I must say that Ben Wallace had the same rep when he started with Detroit but his lack of offense didn't stop him from being a valuable contributor. And, yes, I know Ben plays better D and blocks shots but then he's not on the market is he.

 

[Kings113]

I'd asbolutely love Reggie Evans on this team.

 

[SDKing]

Reggie Evans 04-05 PPG: 4.9 RPG: 9.3 APG: .7 MPG: 23.8

Evans does rank #1 in rebounds per 48 mins

Kenny Thomas 04-05 With Sac PPG: 14.5 RPG: 8.7 APG: 2.9 MPG: 31.7

Other than a few more rebounds, I don't think it would be a great choice.

 

[VF21]

What do Kings Fans feel about Reggie Evans. For whatever reason their has been little to no activity on this guy. To me he seems like a perfect fit to tandum with Kenny Thomas at the PF. His best attributes are his toughness and his high energy. Something the Kings have not had on their bench since a healthy Bobby Jackson and Jon Barry. Plus he fills a need.

REGGIE EVANS
6'8" - 245 lbs
9.3 rebounds per game (including 6.1 defensive) both in the NBA Top 20
47 percent FG
HORRIBLE FT% - 53 percent career

Not much of a shot blocker or scorer or passer, but that is what you have Kenny Thomas and Brian Skinner for. And between the three of them, I would think you can do some damage. But his most valuable asset to me is his energy.

Reggie Evans has been pretty actively discussed in a couple of threads. You might want to check the "Bonzi on Board" and "PF: Kings v. the West" for example.

 

[Kev.in]

i don't want any players from the sonics. pass

So even if it was possible for Petrie to pick up Ray Allen, you'd still rather go with Bonzi?

 

[tyrant]

So even if it was possible for Petrie to pick up Ray Allen, you'd still rather go with Bonzi?

rhetorical question. allen is worth far more than bonzi. however, i would like allen if we could do a straight up trade and ship out peja.

 

[KingsRNumba1]

lol could brad miller get along with reggie evans

 

[Bricklayer]

Of course I'd want him -- think for once I'd like to have the OTHER team complaining about how WE were playing too rough rather than the other way around.

 

[sloter]

Yeah, I'd like to have him, but ONLY as a backup PF. We do need the rebounding and hustle DESPARATELY, but even more than that we need some size and athleticism at C/PF spot.

 

[Kings113]

lol could brad miller get along with reggie evans

Who cares? All that talk between the two teams was in the heat of competition, and it's not like Brad's spoken out about him weeks after the series (obviously it'd still getting past them some days after the series is over). Besides, he'd have to/they'd make up anyways of anything between them, if anything.

 

[Kajun]

I think Seattle will listen to the advice of their consultant, and probably do whatever (well, almost) it takes to keep Reggie Evans (and perhaps Fortson, now that Nate is gone).

 

[Andriod_KiNg]

Basicly he will would be a great role player off the bench, he was the best rebounder in the NBA last year, from what i heard his defense is kind of crapy.

 

[Bricklayer]

Basicly he will would be a great role player off the bench, he was the best rebounder in the NBA last year, from what i heard his defense is kind of crapy.

What you have heard is mostly Nbtrans on that topic. And its not entirely accurate. Not tall enough to be a force, and not a shotblocker. But will gleefully bang the hell out of you, which is more than can said for most of the Kings.

 

[sactown_draftpick]

i seriously dont want him, but heyy may b is just me. u kno y he only had round 23 mins a game? cause hes always in foul trouble!! i saw him pick up 4 fouls with in one min n thts jus wat the refs called this guys a foul'n machine

 

[Mad D]

i seriously dont want him, but heyy may b is just me. u kno y he only had round 23 mins a game? cause hes always in foul trouble!! i saw him pick up 4 fouls with in one min n thts jus wat the refs called this guys a foul'n machine

wel den hd b a gud replacement fo darius

 

[Kings113]

i seriously dont want him, but heyy may b is just me. u kno y he only had round 23 mins a game? cause hes always in foul trouble!! i saw him pick up 4 fouls with in one min n thts jus wat the refs called this guys a foul'n machine

Seattle also had a very deep bench, which they likely won't have next season, and along with Ray, was a big part of their success.

I never heard Reggie have that reputation, and averaged 2.60 PFs. I think you are thinking of Danny Fortson, who came off the bench to back-up Evans, and averaged 4.30 PFs per game. He does have the reputation of a walking foul, and the refs rarely give him breaks.

 

[Mad D]

i saw him pick up 4 fouls with in one min n thts jus wat the refs called this guys a foul'n machine

Don't let one or two games skew your perception of a player. He's not even top 50 in fouls per game:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/stats/2004/blocks/0_byPRSNL_FOUL_PER_GAME.html

Brad Miller is tied for 22nd place with 3.2 fouls per game.

 

[Bricklayer]

You know, you can be "foul prone" and end up committing silly fouls that accomplish nothing, or you can CHOOSE to foul, to lay the lumber on somebody, and that is often a GOOD thing in almost any contact sport. Reggie Evans is much closer to the latter than the former. He fouls people, and fouls them hard, and by so doing helps set a very physical tone. His fouls are more like Oakley fouls or Laimbeer fouls -- there is a purpose behind them, and its a GOOD thing.

 

[thesanityannex]

You know, you can be "foul prone" and end up committing silly fouls that accomplish nothing, or you can CHOOSE to foul, to lay the lumber on somebody, and that is often a GOOD thing in almost any contact sport. Reggie Evans is much closer to the latter than the former. He fouls people, and fouls them hard, and by so doing helps set a very physical tone. His fouls are more like Oakley fouls or Laimbeer fouls -- there is a purpose behind them, and its a GOOD thing.

Agreed. I wish Brad would make some of these fouls more often. Then I wouldn't have to see his whiny face all the time when he called for a ticky tac foul.

 

[sloter]

It's a good thing for who ? It's a good thing if you want to hurt people. I have zero respect for such defenders, as opposed to a defender like Ben Wallace.
Honestly, if that's a type of defender you want, sign me up... I can trip people so that they break ankles and knees really easily.

 

[Andriod_KiNg]

It's a good thing for who ? It's a good thing if you want to hurt people. I have zero respect for such defenders, as opposed to a defender like Ben Wallace.
Honestly, if that's a type of defender you want, sign me up... I can trip people so that they break ankles and knees really easily.

I dont think he wants to hurt anyone, maybe to frustrate a person, i remember how made we all got mad when him and the Sonics played that defense with us

 

[Bricklayer]

It's a good thing for who ? It's a good thing if you want to hurt people. I have zero respect for such defenders, as opposed to a defender like Ben Wallace.
Honestly, if that's a type of defender you want, sign me up... I can trip people so that they break ankles and knees really easily.

There's a difference between trying to hurt somebody, and trying to HURT somebody. Infliction of pain is a great deterrent and quite useful in almost any sport. Many a great defender (which Evans is not really) physically punishes his man and tries to make him quit. Bang, bump, hack, and slam. All good. That's a different beastie from cheap shotting somebody in such a way that they are likely to suffer a significant injury.

 

[thesanityannex]

It's a good thing for who ? It's a good thing if you want to hurt people. I have zero respect for such defenders, as opposed to a defender like Ben Wallace.
Honestly, if that's a type of defender you want, sign me up... I can trip people so that they break ankles and knees really easily.

You are confusing a hard foul with a cheap shot. Who said anything about tripping anyone? I want someone clogging the lane, HIS LANE, and putting people on the ground who try to go to the rim. There is a huge difference between a hard foul and a flagrant foul, and tripping is just irrelevant.

 

[sactown_draftpick]

Seattle also had a very deep bench, which they likely won't have next season, and along with Ray, was a big part of their success.

I never heard Reggie have that reputation, and averaged 2.60 PFs. I think you are thinking of Danny Fortson, who came off the bench to back-up Evans, and averaged 4.30 PFs per game. He does have the reputation of a walking foul, and the refs rarely give him breaks.

nah kid bth of thm is foul machines!! but since we was talking bout evans i jus left fortson out. i think is tht they both had money on the side to see who could pick up fouls the fastest lmao.

 

[sactown_draftpick]

Don't let one or two games skew your perception of a player. He's not even top 50 in fouls per game:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/stats/2004/blocks/0_byPRSNL_FOUL_PER_GAME.html

Brad Miller is tied for 22nd place with 3.2 fouls per game.

may b cause he seees limited action thts y he not realy up there in fouls!! how many mins brad avg a game ? bet is about 15 mins more thn evans

 

[tetsuo916]

i'd love to see someone as physical as evans knocking people around for our team... only problem is that he's a restricted free agent and with everyone else in seattle already leaving... word is they'll match most offers for him =(