Kings Pre-Draft Workouts: Tyreke Evans (video)

From what can be seen in the video, he had a very good workout. He was hitting outside shots better than I thought, but his shooting motion is still pretty bad. He has a great chance of being a dominant player in the league, but I don't know how well he fits in a team.
 
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Tyreke Evans has a chance to become a star. His shot is not perfect and i don't see him as a finished product but I see him getting better as he develops. but what intrigues me the most about him is his handles, ability to get to the rim and finish, and height.
 
Dude's got silky smooth handles, he shouldn't have any trouble breaking down defenders in NBA, including point guards. His jump shot is kind of awkward, but he was popping them. It would have been nice if it was a group workout and we could seen how he did against competition, like how he passed the ball, etc.
 
Man, I think Reef's interior defense has gottne better since last time we saw him. :p

Evans was able to catch and shoot, which is critical for him given the questions about how much he dominates the ball. Shooting is always hard to tell with the cuts in those videos though, just because you don't know what is cut out. Sure, he hits 6 in a row in the vid, but did they cut out the streak where he missed 9 of 10?
 
I see Evans as a similar player to OJ Mayo. Both can play 1 or 2. Out of the PG prospects that's available, Evans seems like the most ready to contribute right now. Rubio, Holiday etc has good upside and may be better or just as good down the line.

But Evans' playing style makes it easier for him to score and get inside, get foul etc.
 
I don't particularly like Evans, but there's no doubt that he's an NBA-ready player who can excel in the stuff that he did in college--he's a superb athlete, ranking at or near the top five among SGs in rebound rate, steals and blocks--and he's very decent at getting to the line as well. His passing ability is in line with SGs--he's a reasonable passer who can get them along the flow of his points, as he's a scorer first. And the weaknesses in his jumpshot--I didn't see much in this setting--can easily be fixed. He'll immediately be a scoring stat-stuffer of sorts, perhaps in the early Larry Hughes/Bob Sura mode. Current day comparison, maybe a taller Russell Westbrook. But there's just some habits that's hard to change--his shot selection is bad, which further hampers his scoring efficiency, and for someone that athletic his 2-point percentage isn't too impressive; he's also very ball dominant, and on top of that turnover prone. So it's either feast or famine with him on the offensive end of the court, and while he can make up for that on the defensive end with those markers I can see him having some real consistency problems in the league--just not sure if he's conducive to winning as a go-to guy. No doubt he's very very talented though.

The Mayo comparison doesn't really work. Mayo was a more of a jumpshooter (and a more polished one at that) than Evans was, and while he's also athletic (41' inch vert), he didn't impose them onto rebounding, free throw attempts and shotblocking the way Evans does--that's why I think Evans is more of an athletic freak. And amazingly, Mayo seems to be the worse passer than Evans was in college. Mayo is a silky smooth athlete who hits jumpshots and displays far better awareness than Evans. Evans is an imposing athlete who stuffs the stat sheet but has tons of bad habits. Strange that Evans only has a 34' inch vert, but he has a huge wingspan and I think that accentuates his athleticism.
 
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I don't particularly like Evans, but there's no doubt that he's an NBA-ready player who can excel in the stuff that he did in college--he's a superb athlete, ranking at or near the top five among SGs in rebound rate, steals and blocks--and he's very decent at getting to the line as well. His passing ability is in line with SGs--he's a reasonable passer who can get them along the flow of his points, as he's a scorer first. And the weaknesses in his jumpshot--I didn't see much in this setting--can easily be fixed. He'll immediately be a scoring stat-stuffer of sorts, perhaps in the early Larry Hughes mode. But there's just some habits that's hard to change--his shot selection is bad, which further hampers his scoring efficiency, and for someone that athletic his 2-point percentage isn't too impressive; he's also very ball dominant, and on top of that turnover prone. So it's either feast or famine with him on the offensive end of the court, and while he can make up for that on the defensive end with those markers I can see him having some real consistency problems in the league--just not sure if he's conducive to winning as a go-to guy. No doubt he's very very talented though.
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Yeah, thats what I mean. His physical abilities with his skills and playing style makes him most NBA ready. Much like OJ Mayo. (Mayo seems less "selfish" though.)

I don't see Evans as a 16 pt & 11 ast type of PG when he develops. He is more of a 22 pt & 6 ast type of PG.
 
Peter_Gibbons said:
Yeah, thats what I mean. His physical abilities with his skills and playing style makes him most NBA ready. Much like OJ Mayo. (Mayo seems less "selfish" though.)

I don't see Evans as a 16 pt & 11 ast type of PG when he develops. He is more of a 22 pt & 6 ast type of PG.
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Yeah, I can see 22 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, 2 steals, 3.5 TPG on 41% shooting with him. I think that team he plays for will also win 20-25 games.
 
I see Evans as ending up somewhere along a spectrum of John Salmons to Brandon Roy. Someone who is most effective with the ball, able to take it inside and pass, probably not very effective playing off the ball, and not a great outside shooter. He's really going to need to be in a good situation to be effective, and could hide the deficiencies of an undersized/gunning 2 guard like one of the Gordon brothers (Ben and Eric), but could also struggle a la Salmons when he's playing in an offense where he's a secondary option.
 
He didn't seem to have great speed or agility. It was hard to tell. Too bad he had know one to play 3 on 3 with.

How close does he matchup with Holiday in terms of quickness and athleticism?
 
jdbraver said:
He didn't seem to have great speed or agility. It was hard to tell. Too bad he had know one to play 3 on 3 with.

How close does he matchup with Holiday in terms of quickness and athleticism?
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I think Evans is crafty more than he's extremely quick, and he's able to change directions in such a way that he can get into the lane at ease. I actually think he's about the same level of athlete as Holiday, but he's way more skilled with the ball and is thus able to penetrate and get into the lane where Holiday struggles to even get a shot off. Holiday's a better defender though.
 
This guy isnt even on my radar right now. Maybe i'll change my mind as the draft gets closer, but out of all the 'almost' point guards in this draft, he is the one guy that I really dont think can play it at this level. I'll be pretty dissapointed if he is our guy this year.
 
I was not wowed by the video, but I have to admit that Petrie probably knows a little more about player evaluation than I do. If he took Evans over Holiday I don't think I'd argue about it.
 
nbrans said:
I see Evans as ending up somewhere along a spectrum of John Salmons to Brandon Roy. Someone who is most effective with the ball, able to take it inside and pass, probably not very effective playing off the ball, and not a great outside shooter. He's really going to need to be in a good situation to be effective, and could hide the deficiencies of an undersized/gunning 2 guard like one of the Gordon brothers (Ben and Eric), but could also struggle a la Salmons when he's playing in an offense where he's a secondary option.
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They're not brothers.
 
Too bad there wasn't any other prospects there for him to go up against, but I was encouraged by his outside shooting. He also has an amazing burst to the hole.
 
well, even though I don't want Kings to draft Evans with #4pick, it seems like he played pretty good during workout. Looks much better than Holiday. No Holiday for Kings!
 
GeraldWallace#3 said:
Is that a good thing?
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Bingo. I was trying to find an apt comparison and it sounds like Salmons is it. Ironically Salmons (and Garcia for that matter) fooled me with their potential point guard ability coming out of college, and Salmons in particular really changed up his game into a greater scoring mode as he advanced in the league. Evans may be of that mold.
 
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