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

[The JNR]

Doug Mouton ?@DMoutonWWL 5m Sean Deveney of the Sporting News @SeanDeveney says he believes the Pelicans offer to Tyreke Evans is a straight free agent deal (more)

Doug Mouton ?@DMoutonWWL 5m ..and not a sign and trade. The Sporting News' @SeanDeveney 's take on the deal, will Sacramento match, coming up on Eyewitness News at 5pm

If it's a straight deal, I'm not sure where they get that money unless they are cutting Lopez. Which limits our assets for other moves. I trust the masterminds, I'm just a little wary of this whole thing.

[Smow-]

That's the Hornets franchise... we're starting out fresh. give Reke 13 if he wants it.

I was scrolling thru so fast I nearly had a heart attack...I thought you were talking about $13 mill lmao

[HornetGuru]

wonder if dell talks tyreke into playing the SF spot or if gordon is on his way out.

[jcamp5]

You don't sign a player to an offer sheet. You give them the offer and they must decide to sign it.

[GeauxPelicans]

Doug Mouton ?@DMoutonWWL 5m Sean Deveney of the Sporting News @SeanDeveney says he believes the Pelicans offer to Tyreke Evans is a straight free agent deal (more)

Doug Mouton ?@DMoutonWWL 5m ..and not a sign and trade. The Sporting News' @SeanDeveney 's take on the deal, will Sacramento match, coming up on Eyewitness News at 5pm

If this is true, we have to cut Lopez or move salary for a future pick to offer him that big of a contract

[Inner_GI]

Don't be like that. No need to get all defensive. I'm just saying that you don't like Evans, but do you think you know more about basketball than Demps and Monty? You can say you don't like him, but it's happening whether you like it or not, so you might as well look on the bright side. And the bring side is that Monty and Dell made this call, and you trust their basketball acumen, right? That's all I'm saying man.

Well, they did sign Gordon to a max contract right? Not everything they do has been golden.

[DavidStern]

He shot 11.8 times a game last year and posted career high efficiency. He's a poor shooter from 3 but shot a career high there too (33%). He played off the ball last season a lot more often with Aaron Brooks and Isaiah Thomas there and actually improved his #'s. He rebounds better than Gordon and has the potential to be a much better defender. Most of all, he'll come a little cheaper and he's healthy.

33% from 3
34% from midrange

That's awful for perimeter player. Redick would be much better fit (and cheaper!) for Pelicans than Tyreke.

[eballa1]

Pelicans cannot say a word until July 10.

This.

[Jackaveli]

Thought that applied to draft day trades? They can't announce signed offer sheets, seems strange but ok I'm not knowledgable on subject, thx.

[Rheem654]

So the real question here is... is there a possibility of another team offering him more?

[nolaslim213]

Well, they did sign Gordon to a max contract right? Not everything they do has been golden.

I think that was the right move. Would you have proposed we just let him walk instead? He is the MAIN piece of the Chris Paul trade. And when he's healthy, he's a top SG in the league. He's been injury prone, but he's finally healthy, and he's working out hard this off season.

[cki3915]

Or...you can always see this:

Breaking News: Benson approves Pelicans to go beyond Luxury Tax threshold.

[TBlaze]

Pelicans view Reke as a combo guard and not the answer at SF.

He'll be a "Ginobli/Crawford" type "Super 6th man" in that he'll command more minutes that starters but is viewed more of instant offense with the ability to help our bench scoring and close out games.

This team wants to keep Gordon and add Evans... that is becoming more apparent by the second.

[nolaslim213]

Source: Restricted Free Agent Tyreke Evans Nears Deal with New Orleans Pelicans … Source: he will agree by tonight http://t.co/WwSd5jric8

— Jimmy Spencer (@JimmySpencerNBA) July 1, 2013

[Emilio]

What an off season we're having!

[bojangles837]

Pelicans view Reke as a combo guard and not the answer at SF.

He'll be a "Ginobli/Crawford" type "Super 6th man" in that he'll command more minutes that starters but is viewed more of instant offense with the ability to help our bench scoring and close out games.

This team wants to keep Gordon and add Evans... that is becoming more apparent by the second.

i hope youre right... what would rivers role be then?

[Inner_GI]

I think that was the right move. Would you have proposed we just let him walk instead? He is the MAIN piece of the Chris Paul trade. And when he's healthy, he's a top SG in the league. He's been injury prone, but he's finally healthy, and he's working out hard this off season.

So we sign Evans and send out the "beloved" piece of the CP3 trade for the scraps he's worth. Just doesn't make sense. I'd rather spend money on a SF and SG depth to make us better and deeper. If it's true that Tyreke refuses to play or guard the 3 position, this means Gordon is gone because spending 11MIL a year for a bench guy is silly for a team at our stage in the rebuild.

[Snarly]

Pelicans view Reke as a combo guard and not the answer at SF.

He'll be a "Ginobli/Crawford" type "Super 6th man" in that he'll command more minutes that starters but is viewed more of instant offense with the ability to help our bench scoring and close out games.

This team wants to keep Gordon and add Evans... that is becoming more apparent by the second.

If they plan to keep Gordon, Evans will have to play some SF to get big minutes. Holiday and Gordon already commands big minutes.

[nolaslim213]

Pelicans view Reke as a combo guard and not the answer at SF.

He'll be a "Ginobli/Crawford" type "Super 6th man" in that he'll command more minutes that starters but is viewed more of instant offense with the ability to help our bench scoring and close out games.

This team wants to keep Gordon and add Evans... that is becoming more apparent by the second.

That was said by Jason Jones, who is a sketchy beat writer with no credibility and no ties to the Pelicans FO. How would he know how we plan to use Evans?

With regards to the 6th man role, why can't he be a 6th man at the SF position? It's not a spot limited to SGs, so I think our plan is to bring him off the bench and play him at the 3 (with maybe some minutes at the 2, but mostly at the 3).

[UNO Gracias]

Good bye Gordon!

[Inner_GI]

Or...you can always see this:

Breaking News: Benson approves Pelicans to go beyond Luxury Tax threshold.

Will be really hard. You can't just sign whoever you want over the cap.

[nolaslim213]

So we sign Evans and send out the "beloved" piece of the CP3 trade for the scraps he's worth. Just doesn't make sense. I'd rather spend money on a SF and SG depth to make us better and deeper. If it's true that Tyreke refuses to play or guard the 3 position, this means Gordon is gone because spending 11MIL a year for a bench guy is silly for a team at our stage in the rebuild.

Who ever said we're trading Gordon? Everything I'm reading says we're planning on pairing Evans with Gordon.

[bojangles837]

Good bye Gordon!

not happening

[Inner_GI]

Who ever said we're trading Gordon? Everything I'm reading says we're planning on pairing Evans with Gordon.

We shall see. I just don't see the fit.

[MonsterMash]

33% from 3
34% from midrange

That's awful for perimeter player. Redick would be much better fit (and cheaper!) for Pelicans than Tyreke.

Redick doesn't improve your length and athleticism like Tyreke does. And Tyreke's midrange game stinks but he scores in the lane at a super elite rate.