Pelicans to meet with Tyreke Evans (offer has been made)

[Pantazis76]

Apparently we just offered him a contract, a big offer?!?!

[All Metro]

Cmonnnmnn dowwwn Tyrekkkkkeeeeee


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[PELICANSFAN]

David Aldridge ‏@daldridgetnt 35m

As @ESPNSteinLine reported, Pelicans will meet with Tyreke Evans late tonight. Told they will have an offer sheet in hand--a big one.

Very scary. Not someone I would pay huge salary to.

[wopester]

From Yahoo:

While NO will make big offer tonight, sources close to SAC Tyreke Evans say he will do his due diligence with long list & Kings still in mix

[Eman5805]

Apparently we just offered him a contract, a big offer?!?!

EA Sports Big.

[RekesNotWeak]

This has to be the most exciting free agency period in the history of the franchise, well at least since coming to NOLA! All the names floating around and one of the top guys IMO with us having a rumored offer sheet ready for him! Don't let him leave the room till he signs Dell!

**edit: agrees to it cause he can't sign just yet!

[djpaul89]

Reduced his shots last season to 12, upped his efficiency, improved to passable from 3.Tells me he's improving his shot selection. I assume a deal for Gordon is lined up.

I guess you're not feeling Tyreke at the 3 WITH Gordon, eh? I mean, I wouldn't mind Tyreke as a Gordon replacement either, but we'll see what transpires.

[xulapaul]

Like others, I have a hard time imagining Holliday, Gordon, and Evans on the court at the same time. If David Aldridge's tweet is true (that we intend to make Evans a fat offer), that suggests to me that Demps has plans to move Gordon. Yet that doesn't make sense either, because (1) Gordon seems healthier and happier than ever now, and (2) his trade value seems pretty low after an injury-plagued season. Maybe the plan is to have Evans come off the bench, while seeing how the chemistry works out on the new roster. If Gordon plays well, he could still be used as a trade chip later in the season.

One thing is for sure: something interesting is brewing here. It's got my attention for sure!

[Coughka]

So sign Tyreke, and S&T Gordon for Iggy.

[PelicanFever]

This has to be the most exciting free agency period in the history of the franchise, well at least since coming to NOLA! All the names floating around and one of the top guys IMO with us having a rumored offer sheet ready for him! Don't let him leave the room till he signs Dell!

in 2006 we already signed peja by this time lol

[GeauxPelicans]

So sign Tyreke, and S&T Gordon for Iggy.

Wouldn't hate this, but we'd have spacing problems since Tyreke isn't a very good shooter.

[Coughka]

Wouldn't hate this, but we'd have spacing problems since Tyreke isn't a very good shooter.

The issue I have with it is that we seem to be moving Gordon at his healthiest and happiest, for pennies on the dollar (essentially cap space in that deal).

[tyler]

Maybe we sign Tyreke and just roll with what we have? It would be a versatile ball-movement 12-man rotation depth chart something like this:

PG- Holiday-Vasquez-Evans-Rivers-Roberts
SG- Gordon-Evans-Vasquez-Rivers-Roberts
SF- Evans-Vasquez-Miller
PF- Davis-Anderson-Smith-Amundson
C- Lopez-Davis-Smith-Amundson

I hope everybody knows Evens doesn't have the best court-vision and can't really past that well

[IamQuailman]

Well someone just posted we are trying to move EG for Derozan

[Eman5805]

Free agency has been open for 15 minutes. Let's see what happens in the morning.

Heh.

[PELICANSFAN]

Well someone just posted we are trying to move EG for Derozan

Would be a terrible move.

[Tim Floyd]

Going to be a long ten days. This is only the first 20 minutes.

[Nola3]

Well someone just posted we are trying to move EG for Derozan

I'm hoping that someone was incredibly intoxicated when he thought of that

[GeauxPelicans]

Would be a terrible move.

Terrible doesn't even describe how bad that move would be. Derozan does nothing but score and has no outside shot. He along with Evans would provide no spacing for Jrue to operate.

[shanetrain93]

I thought the Raps were trying to move Derozan for Eric BLEDSOE.. ?

[Vinny6420]

Just so I know, can offer sheets be signed now or only verbal accepts until July 10th

[PELICANSFAN]

Just so I know, can offer sheets be signed now or only verbal accepts until July 10th

I think only verbal.

[Topdawg26]

Well someone just posted we are trying to move EG for Derozan

I would rather deal with EG and his b****in than take him.

[LoCo89]

I'm hoping that someone was incredibly intoxicated when he thought of that

I think the OP of that was mistaken and it was for Bledsoe

[Nola3]

Just so I know, can offer sheets be signed now or only verbal accepts until July 10th

Can only be verbally accepted. On another note what is our cap situation? Can we sign Evans outright if we sign him for around9 a year or would it have to be a sign and trade?