There it is. Sacramento's move.
Former NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans is ready for a change of scenery, according to sources familiar with his thinking.
Sources told ESPN.com on Wednesday that Evans, frustrated by the state of his negotiations with the Sacramento Kings as a restricted free agent, is determined to leave the organization and plans to sign an offer sheet with the New Orleans Pelicans on the first allowable day.
Although the Pelicans technically are still waiting for Evans to verbally commit to signing the offer sheet, sources close to the situation regard that as "an inevitability" by week's end. Evans then would formally sign the four-year, $44 million offer sheet on July 10, when the league's annual moratorium on signings and trades is lifted. Sacramento would have three days to either match or pass on the offer...
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/94...leans-pelicans
holy .
Technically can't sign yet. But goddamn. A backcourt of Holiday/Evans/Vasquez/Gordon.
So according to ESPN he's signed which he can't do, and he hasn't even verbally committed, which he can do.
some people are stupid.
No way they would keep all four, are you aware what that would do to their cap?
I thought they were trying to dump Robin Lopez somewhere to soften the cap hit.
I hope he signs the offer so the Kings just match and call it a day. Evans/McClemore/Cousins is a nice young core.
This is the same move Eric Gordon made last year.
Leak that you want out. Now the fans dont want you so the team will be inclined to do a sign-and-trade rather than just match.
Kings will match it. 10m/yr for a future superstar is a steal
No they want to trade Vasquez.
^I seriously doubt it, Roguey. They're glad to get out from underneath him.
They are trying to dump him. But they don't want Vasquez either.
Can't do a sign and trade if he signs the Pelicans offer.
Not really. Same 50 loss core as every season.
Exactly. Evan's time in Sacramento is over. But, so is Gordon's in New Orleans.
I don't think the Pelicans can move Gordon easily. He's injury prone on a max deal.
You should not have matched the Suns offer. Gordon is not the caliber of man who would return there and act like somebody. He'll sabotage it until he's set free.
I was 50/50 on it. I knew he was a talented wing scorer but injury prone as well. I guess the team didn't want to lose him for nothing and also thought he was part of the future. I think he may be happier having guys like Davis, Anderson, and Holiday with him, but I wonder how he feels about the team going after Evans.
I was all for the match because I figured he was a professional and would act such. I was mistaken.
Karma about to be a for the Pelicans when Sacramento matches the offer....should've let Phoenix keep that scrub Gordon last year.
agree, they matching the Suns offer turned out to be a loss-loss for both teams. Gordon wanted to play in Phoenix so the Pelicans should just let him go, or do a sign&trade something with the Suns if possible. Keeping his ass against his own will didn't add nothing to the Pelicans but a made "wimp" who feigned a injury and sat his ass out for half of the season.
Last edited by BatManu20; 07-03-2013 at 08:56 PM.
They can agree on terms of an offer sheet during the moratorium and then can leave Sacramento to try to work a sign-and-trade before he can actually put the pen to paper on the 10th.
Usually, the vast lion's share of professionals (in any field) will respond in a professional manner. That is why they're professionals. You & I thought he'd go back there and brazen it out, but, he promptly took a fit and it's not ended yet.
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