I would think in the next few days before July 1st, Tellem will make it clear to PDA, either you're committing to Reke at PG or just say otherwise and we'll start looking at other options. Pretty sure it would be point blank, either Reke is your PG next season or cut ties and move on. There is no other option. Reke at SG next to whatever type of a PG you want is no longer possible.
Tyreke Evans offered Qualifying Offer making him a Restricted Free Agent
- Thread starter Agent23
- Start date
- Status
I tend to agree! Hopefully it's just a negotiation tactic and Reke agrees to contract with us very soon after July 1
I am not surprised. He loves Sacramento and wants to be here! His camp and some of us know who CD's sources are (or you should if you follow him on twitter). Carmichael Dave has his contacts and he has not been wrong during this entire saga. I genuinely hope it's a smokescreen by the new ownership group and their intention is to re-sign Tyreke and go ahead with Evans-McLemore backcourt.
If this rumor is from anyone other than CD, I would not give it my credibility but the guy has been legit in the last few months! I genuinely hope Tyreke is part of the plans going forward and he stays! I don't like planning around scoring big in next year's draft because that is a lottery in every sense of the word!
I am not surprised. He loves Sacramento and wants to be here! His camp and some of us know who CD's sources are (or you should if you follow him on twitter). Carmichael Dave has his contacts and he has not been wrong during this entire saga. I genuinely hope it's a smokescreen by the new ownership group and their intention is to re-sign Tyreke and go ahead with Evans-McLemore backcourt.
If this rumor is from anyone other than CD, I would not give it my credibility but the guy has been legit in the last few months! I genuinely hope Tyreke is part of the plans going forward and he stays! I don't like planning around scoring big in next year's draft because that is a lottery in every sense of the word!
It's been mentioned before, but has CD actually been legit in the last few months on personnel issues? Has he been consistently right about what the Sac front office was planning before this year either?
Dave had sources in the relocation fight and was always right about that, but that's no surprise. He was working with KJ and others to help keep the team in Sac. There's a big difference between the sources that he had there and whatever source might be telling him the Kings plans for free agency.
Doesn't mean he's wrong, but it does mean there's no reason to base your faith in his word regarding free agency on his record during the relocation/team sale fight.
Dave had sources in the relocation fight and was always right about that, but that's no surprise. He was working with KJ and others to help keep the team in Sac. There's a big difference between the sources that he had there and whatever source might be telling him the Kings plans for free agency.
Doesn't mean he's wrong, but it does mean there's no reason to base your faith in his word regarding free agency on his record during the relocation/team sale fight.
I hate to say it but if we let tyreke walk for nothing, and our back court doesn't look better than what Reke/McLemore would have been, i will honestly lose a lot of trust with the front office. A potential "all-star back court that could have been" is not what i want to think about as one of the first decisions from the front office...
My theory is there's no way we're letting Reke go. We're planning on matching any offer he receives. He's our pg of the future... the McLemore pick solidifies that belief for me. McLemore is a non-ball dominant guy. The new fo has said that we have talent, just mismatched. McLemore is helping to fix that situation. Think of a starting lineup of Cousins/JT/Salmons/McLemore/Reke. You have two guys who don't need the ball in JT and McLemore. You have two 3pt shooters who can space the floor for Reke and Cousins in Salmons and McLemore. You have two guys that can really finish a fast break in Reke/McLemore. You have two guys who can bring the ball up in Reke/Salmons. You have plenty of size and offensive rebounding. Imo this is the starting five we're envisioning for 2013.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/stor...-free-agents-2013-ranked-average-annual-value
ESPN Free Agent Rankings.
Evans #10 on the list. $7.75 mil. So basically 4 years $31 mil.
#5 Iggy $11.5
#11 Mayo, $7.5 mil
#12 Teague $7.5 Mil
#15 Jennings $7 mil
#18 Tony Allen $6 mil
#19 Ellis $6 mil
#20 Martin $5.5 mil
#24 JAck $4.5
#25 JR Smith $4
#27 Calderon $3.1
ESPN Free Agent Rankings.
Evans #10 on the list. $7.75 mil. So basically 4 years $31 mil.
#5 Iggy $11.5
#11 Mayo, $7.5 mil
#12 Teague $7.5 Mil
#15 Jennings $7 mil
#18 Tony Allen $6 mil
#19 Ellis $6 mil
#20 Martin $5.5 mil
#24 JAck $4.5
#25 JR Smith $4
#27 Calderon $3.1
It would absolutely be great, if Evans is retained at $8 million per. I'm sure everyone on this board would be after considering salary cap ramifications, unless Tyreke or his family post here. Problem and difference in opinions is what to do, when teams missing on Howard/Paul(not sure he belongs in this conversation with the latest news - looks like he's 99% staying), Dallas and Atlanta most notable ones, throw $12 million or more per year at him. There's some hope with the way Mayo and Chandler were handled that Cuban would just retain his cap space for a shot at 2014. Ferry is a complete unknown. Again if you are saying Tyreke will have to settle for $8 million, where do I sign?!
Agreed. I think there are a number of teams with cap space. Some are trying to position for one of the big names. Some are smaller markets. But there will be money to throw around and a few places are going to be left with a lot of space. It wouldn't be crazy to see a random big deal tossed at Reke.
Reke's RFA status will scare teams with cap space off early. I doubt you see a serious offer for him from anyone until CP3, Howard, Smoove, Al Jeff, Millsap all sign. That will be a fairly telling sign as to Reke's status with us. If he wants to test the market he'll wait for them to be done, which is bad for us. If he wants to stick around, we'll get him locked up early
The Spurs scare me. They could be a perfect team to steal Reke as a Manu replacement and make us look like complete smalltime dumbasses.
Dallas will throw money around and could easily chase Reke, but the advantage there is they will be handicapped by holding out for CP3 or Dwight, so we might have a window before they get involved.
Dallas will throw money around and could easily chase Reke, but the advantage there is they will be handicapped by holding out for CP3 or Dwight, so we might have a window before they get involved.
i actually expect howard to make this decision rather quickly, if only to shed some of that indecisive reputation he's created for himself these last few seasons. it's fairly clear that he doesn't want to stay in los angeles, and while he may entertain atlanta, it's gonna be a contest between houston and dallas, as far as i can tell...
that said, dallas is just doing their diligence, crafting a gameplan should howard choose to sign elsewhere. gotta give mark cuban and his front office credit: they're always thinking, always moving, always considering every option available to improve their team...
that said, dallas is just doing their diligence, crafting a gameplan should howard choose to sign elsewhere. gotta give mark cuban and his front office credit: they're always thinking, always moving, always considering every option available to improve their team...
If I was Tyreke Evans, San Antonio would me a team I would consider strongly! Just imagine what Pop would do with Tyreke! 
I think a lot of people will get a shock of their life when FA starts and Tyreke is recruited heavily by other teams! If Nicolas Batum could get a max offer last off-season, people a deluded if they think that Tyreke cannot! Tyreke will at the very least get a Steph Curry type deal!
I hope that our ownership is committed to Tyreke and have him in their long term plans AND Tyreke wants to stay here! I am confident that Tyreke likes it here because of all the little things coming out of his camp but I am yet to be convinced that our ownership and front office are committed to Tyreke Evans.
I think a lot of people will get a shock of their life when FA starts and Tyreke is recruited heavily by other teams! If Nicolas Batum could get a max offer last off-season, people a deluded if they think that Tyreke cannot! Tyreke will at the very least get a Steph Curry type deal!
I hope that our ownership is committed to Tyreke and have him in their long term plans AND Tyreke wants to stay here! I am confident that Tyreke likes it here because of all the little things coming out of his camp but I am yet to be convinced that our ownership and front office are committed to Tyreke Evans.
If I was Tyreke Evans, San Antonio would me a team I would consider strongly! Just imagine what Pop would do with Tyreke!
I think a lot of people will get a shock of their life when FA starts and Tyreke is recruited heavily by other teams! If Nicolas Batum could get a max offer last off-season, people a deluded if they think that Tyreke cannot! Tyreke will at the very least get a Steph Curry type deal!
I hope that our ownership is committed to Tyreke and have him in their long term plans AND Tyreke wants to stay here! I am confident that Tyreke likes it here because of all the little things coming out of his camp but I am yet to be convinced that our ownership and front office are committed to Tyreke Evans.
I think a lot of people will get a shock of their life when FA starts and Tyreke is recruited heavily by other teams! If Nicolas Batum could get a max offer last off-season, people a deluded if they think that Tyreke cannot! Tyreke will at the very least get a Steph Curry type deal!
I hope that our ownership is committed to Tyreke and have him in their long term plans AND Tyreke wants to stay here! I am confident that Tyreke likes it here because of all the little things coming out of his camp but I am yet to be convinced that our ownership and front office are committed to Tyreke Evans.
Fans are notorious for giving up what the player might be worth now but in the NBA, young players don't necessarily get paid for their production. They get paid for their potential production. Was Brooke Lopez worth the max when he signed it? NO! Was Curry worth $10-11 million per season when he signed his extension? No! Was DeRozen worth it? No!
Young players ALWAYS get paid on potential production not what they have done to date! Cousins, right now is probably not worth the max but he is worth every penny over the length of the deal!
Young players ALWAYS get paid on potential production not what they have done to date! Cousins, right now is probably not worth the max but he is worth every penny over the length of the deal!
Last edited:
- Status