Wow. Now not only is Evans better than Rondo but he compares favorably to Wade. I am astonished at the value people assign to players that have accomplished very little to nothing over players that have resumes that make them near or at Hall of Fame quality. Flabbergasted actually.
1. I don't think anybody here said that Evans ist better than Rondo. Rondo is an All-Star and a top 3 PG in the NBA, Evans opbviously is not at that level, but Rondo is going on 28 and Evans is only about 23 so it's not entirely fair to compare them at this point in their careers either. What some people suggested is that Evans
may one day become a better player than Rondo. Given his talents and age this certaintly is not out of the question.
2. I didn't say that Evans compares favourably to Wade. D Wade has been one of the top 3 SG's in the NBA (and an All-Starter for most of his career. What I said is that everybody is suggesting that he doesn't have the potential to be a star because of his limitations (mediocre shooter, combo guard, lack of size at SG) and yet Wade early in his career (and even today) had all of those same weaknesses. Wade still is a mediocre shooter, he started his career as a combo guard (he played a lot of PG but was naturally more suited to SG) and he has almost identical height / length / build to Tyreke.
What I said is that Tyreke Evans, in his rookie season, averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists per night. I don't care how bad a team you are playing on, if you can put up those numbers as a rookie against NBA defense then you can play. He also shot just under 46% from the field and 75% from the line that season so it's not like he was midlessly chucking (Jordan Crawford style) either. In fact he has only averagd below 45% FG once in his career, and only shot under 75% FT once as well so he's actually a reasonably efficient scorer by guard standards.
Can you name other guys who put up numbers that good as rookies in the past 10 years? How many of those guys have not become All-Stars? The only one I can think of is John Wall, and he certainly has All-Star level talent.
Evans has all the tools to be an future All-Star in the NBA. He has all the tools to be a good NBA defender (quickness, length, strength), he is athletic, he's a capable scorer (he's never averaged < 16 PPG in his NBA career) and he is skilled enough to play three positions (PG, SG, SF). There is no question that the potential is there, the only question is will he realise that potential.
Tyreke is a very low risk player if you can get him for a multi-year deal at ~$8M or so per season. The worst case is that he has already reached his ceiling and you end up with the player he is right now - a 15/5/4 guy with the versatility to play three positions. That is already worth the $8M/year asking price (if you can get him for that). Best case is that he improves significantly and becomes Brendon Roy / Dwyne Wade / James Harden calibre player two seasons from now. In this case you end up with a Max Salary player on a bargain contract and a centerpiece to build your team around.
I really don't see how you can possible lose here with a deal like this. Even a max deal (which for his experience would probably be about $12M / year) is still reasonable value for a 15/5/5 guy who can play multiple positions and is only 23. Those are already close to Paul Pierce numbers, and we would have paid Pierce $16M if he was here this season.
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