[Archive] Scouting Report: Tyreke Evans

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Tyreke Evans
Position: PG/SG
Hgt: 6'5"
Wgt: 220
Age: 22
Number: 13
Nickname: Havoc, Reke Havoc
College: Memphis
Yrs with Team: 3
Yrs in League: 3
Previous Teams: N/A
How Acquired: 2009 Draft Rnd 1 (#4)
Contract: 2012-13: $5.3mil
Strengths: size, strength, penetrating ability, defensive potential
Weaknesses: shaky jumpshot, caught bewteen positions, plays below the rim

Offense (Scoring & Passing)
Big, strong guard with extremely effective game off the dribble. Overpowers PGs. Too quick and shifty for larger players. Possibly the premiere driving guard in the NBA, and for the second time in three years led all guards in both takes and makes at the rim. Combines great first step with strength and long arms to get ahead of his opponent and stay ahead. Has the shiftiness of a much smaller player, clever with the ball, and able to absorb (and dish out) punishment on the way to the hoop. Stays in control on his drives and frequently uses a "euro step" to juke second and third defenders after beating his initial man. A below the rim player though, so rarely finishes his drives with dunks, instead relying on often spectacular layups. Notorious for favoring his right hand and preferring to go right, but so good with it he gets by people anyway. After a down year due to injury, improved his layup percentages to become one of the better finishing guards in the league. Good thing too, because for the 4th consecutive year now will be entering a season desperately needing to show an improved jumper. Was broken coming into the league, and after years of form tweaks, shots docs, offseason programs, inseason mentoring, it may have gotten worse. Holds him back in a major way, as teams blatantly lie back in the lane against him to take away his driving lanes and dare him to shoot. Showed some improvement after working with Keith Veney late in the season, entirely dropping the 3pt shot from his game (he shot .202 form out there last year so a good idea) and finishing the season on a strong note. Now this offseason has been working with Kings GM Geoff Petrie. Whether all of that pays off or not may make or break his contract season. Appears to have been moved off the ball permanently at this point, and has been improving as an off the ball player, now spotting in a layup or two a game off of cuts and off ball movement. Last season had to endure being moved out to SF and seemed to lose his place in the offense, often seeming to just race out and attack the rim alone in the open court as the only way to make an impact. Projected at SG this year, which is more reasonable. Court vision and passing skills were always questioned as a PG, but call him a SG or SF and they are upper echelon.

Defense & Rebounding
Can be an effective defender against opposing guards, and has shown an ability to step it up at big moments. Can disrupt smaller players with his strength and long arms, and notches a lot of poke steals. Has a tendency to get caught on screens up top, although doesn't lay on them the way he once did. Focus and intensity on this end comes and goes, and is not naturally a high energy player. Despite lack of hops notches a lot of blocks for a guard, flying in from behind to save plays with his long arms. Was largely ineffective defending SFs after being switched to that position midseason, and effort seemed to flag possibly due to unhappiness with his role. Was a strong rebounder for a PG, unafraid to go in amongst the trees to get defensive rebounds himself and start the break the other way. At SF was simply giving away too much size and length. At SG should fall somewhere in the middle.

Intangibles
Stepped up when Kevin Martin was injured his rookie year and instantly made the team his. Has been a struggle ever since with injuries, coaching changes, position changes, a GM adding ball dominant shot chuckers like a drunken sailor etc. Has always seemed like a nice kid, maybe too nice to really want greatness the way he has to. For the first time last year finally were signs of discontent, and when his family and agent arrrived in town late in the season there were clear signs of trouble. There is now pressure on both Reke and the organization, an unreasonable level of backcourt competition for minutes and shots, and he will have to really fight for it this season in a contract year.

Stats 11-12: 34.3min 16.5pts (.453 FG% .202 3pt% .779 FT%) 4.6reb 4.5ast 1.3stl 0.5blk 2.7TO
Stats Career: 36.2min 18.2pts (.441 FG% .255 3pt% .762 FT%) 4.9reb 5.3ast 1.4stl 0.4blk 3.0TO
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