Who Do You Want?

[takezor]

LeBron is a career 34% 3-point shooter, and he is up to over 40% this year. He is arguably the best passer in the entire league, and he is certainly the best athlete in the league. He has a great post game, he is the best at running the break, and he is arguably the best defender in the league.

Evans is a career 28% 3-point shooter, and he is up to almost 34% this year, but he was down to 20.2% last year. He is a horrible passer who doesn't get his teammates involved, and while he's a great athlete, he doesn't know what to do with that athleticism because he isn't a basketball player. He's just an athlete. He has no post game, and he can't shoot. He doesn't even defend, which he should be great at! All he does is dribble-drive and run the break, and that's just not enough to merit the type of money that is being thrown around in this thread.

While everyone does have weaknesses, the good players' weakness are outweighed by their positive attributes, like LeBron. Evans' negatives outweigh the positives IMO, so therein lies the problem. That said, he is still young, and he has yet to have a good coach in this league, so maybe time with Monty could pull some things out of him. I doubt it, but it's possible.

And yes, he can certainly get to the basket, but he doesn't create for others as you claim. How can anyone finish if they don't get the ball? I'll pass, because Evans can't.

Is he a soccer player? What sport is he playing? ^^

[Sleeper]

Not sure what you're bringing up what LeBron can do. Hell, I was using him as an unachievable benchmark of basketball perfection, not some stealth comparison.

But someone like Aminu is a great athlete that doesn't know what to do with his athleticism. You don't shot nearly 50% from the field because you're a great athlete and nothing more. You don't knife through the lane and finish 64% of your shots at the rim if you're just an athlete. A slasher if there ever was one with some of the best handles for anyone above 6'5" in the league. That means he's skilled. It means he's a basketball player. He just leans more heavily towards street ball than the classic run off a dozen screen game of yesterdecade.

I fully acknowledge what he can't. I also fully acknowledge what Evans can't do. But I know what he can. I know his best years are still ahead of him. I'm tired of seeing guys that can only run off screens get shut down by elite teams ala Anderson or Roger Mason. Tired of seeing guys look so helpless when we need to move fast.

Obviously I want him at a reasonable price. If not, look elsewhere. But until then I'll take the basket and the foul, because Tyreke can.

Well said. He simply gets to the rim. We need a slasher and have needed one for awhile now.

[Purple Haze]

I'd ADORE a combo of Burke at 1 and Reke at 2. Can you imagine the confusion for the other team on transition defense with Davis trailing those two and the threat of Ryno on the wing?

[NemesisKING]

Jennings or Bledsoe, Evans, Webster, Wright, and Aminu. Make it happen Delloomis, work that shiny salary cap pole.

[AD23forMVP]

I wonder how a Gordon/Evans back court would work?

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[Eman5805]

I wonder how a Gordon/Evans back court would work?

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Gordon would seem like he's playing for another team. Even wearing a different uniform. In an entirely different arena.

[ScoutWithoutClout]

looks like i hit that 11 mil on the head....pat on the back

[PolishFan]

I wonder how a Gordon/Evans back court would work?

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congrats for this great prediction