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Can jump over the gym after he's jumped out of it.
Maurice Evans | 5
Position: G
Born: Nov 8, 1978
Height: 6-5 / 1,96
Weight: 220 lbs. / 99,8 kg.
College : Texas '01
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The Express-News named him as a possible addition to the Spurs. He went undrafted but played for the T'Wolves in '01-02. Then after a couple successful season overseas, he had a pretty good season with the Kings last year.
He went to college at UT, so that could sell a couple more season tickets...
Can jump over the gym after he's jumped out of it.
Sounds like he could be available. I'd put him in the category with DJohnson, RWhite and JJones. Any one of those four would make this team more athletic on the perimeter.Evans waits in wings for Kings
http://www.kitsapsun.com/bsun/sp_pro...930029,00.html
By MARTIN McNEAL
July 14, 2005
One might think news of Cuttino Mobley's plans to sign a five-year, $42 million deal with the Los Angeles Clippers also would increase the chances that free-agent swingman Maurice Evans will return.
That is not necessarily the case. Perhaps the best-case scenario for the Sacramento Kings as well as Evans would have been the team's ability to execute a sign-and-trade deal with Mobley, the team's starting shooting guard last season, that would have brought a bigger and more physical power forward to Sacramento.
That would have allowed the Kings, who are over the salary cap, to retain their mid-level exception (approximately $5 million) and use some of it to re-sign Evans. However, if the Kings decide they still want to improve at power forward, as flirtations with Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Antoine Walker and Nene suggest, they'll either have to do so via a trade or use that mid-level exception and, in that case, likely lose the ability to re-sign Evans.
Geoff Petrie, the Kings' president of basketball operations, said Thursday that using the entire mid-level exception on anyone other than Evans could make it difficult to retain the athletic 6-5, 26-year-old. But Petrie knows that much of free agency and offseason trade activities have yet to play out.
"All our options still are open," he said with a snicker when asked about not having made any agreements with free agents Mobley, Evans or Darius Songaila.
The Kings, as well as players' agents, do not know all the specifics of the new collective bargaining agreement. Under the old agreement, there was a "million-dollar exception" (raised to $1.7 million last season) that could be used every other season. Petrie, who used that last season to re-sign Songaila, does not know whether teams can use that exception again.
Roger Montgomery, Evans' agent, said he and Petrie spoke Thursday afternoon.
Because the NBA agreement was reached late last month, teams will not be able to sign free agents until today at 3 p.m.
Superathletic. Doesn't fill a need at all (either for him or for us).
He is long and athletic, could be a nice addition for spot minutes on other long and athletic players. Would go well running the floor with Tony and Manu.
Did you forget that you weren't supposed to be in this forum?
And on Maurice Evans, isn't he too short for what the Spurs are looking for in a back 3?
40 more minutes, but forget it.
Yeah, I know all about him. And if the Spurs were looking for a backup shooting guard, then he'd fit the bill. But I think they are looking for someone who is a little bigger than he is -- but maybe not.
He is a very long player. Incredibly athletic, long arms, can rebound offensively and defensively, shoot the corner three. He isnt any bigger than Devin. He is 6'5" or so. Trust me, Maurice>>>Devin and I love Devin. Devin has a better overall shot I think but Maurice can do everything else better.
Um, no.He is better than anyone else the Spurs could get right now. I might even take him over Devin. He is better overall
No point in getting him when the team needs a long or legit 3.
If you really think so... you don't know about basketball...
The players in the bench in SAC are all in hype to that crowd.. and that's what I'm hearing from you.
I don't like Evans.
He averaged 10 points and 5 boards in the 11 games he started last year .. on 42% FG and 34 mpg in those starts. Not bad, but not anyone that qualifies as "sick". He'd be a good pickup for someone and the Spurs like him. I just think they have other priorities besides a shooting guard. But who knows - maybe Devin isn't coming back.
I agree with Kori...
Plus on the fact that when you are on a defensive team, and you come from the bench, usually you won't get numbers... Sacramento always used their young bench players/rookies for their running and passing... none of them played any defense.
That doesn't make someone good.
Are you talking about Evan's dunks??
does he even dunk?
Omg, please don't go that far...
I understand you're in SAC, but that doesn't mean that you know everything about the team.
only one of them is from the nba... and it's not even a good one.
I can't believe you just called him one of the best in the nba..
Maurice Evans would be a great pickup for San Antonio. He plays great defense and is improving his shooting. He already is a great dunker but if he improves the rest of his game that would be huge. Maurice Evans=Devin Brown. I thought that Evans should've played over Mobley against Seattle because Mobley couldn't guard Allen and I feel Evans could. Pick him up and play Ginobili at the 3 or Evans.
I have not seen Evans play much so I cannot base any opinion on that but looking at the numbers Brown beats him in almost every sta ical category (per 48 min) both at the same age, same experience level, and for career. Based on that, and the fact Brown is a Spur and will require no "retraining" he is the better option..... if he is healthy... and the price is comperable.
This just become a much more real possibility. Mo Evans probably won't be re-signed now by the Kings. The Kings have a bunch of players at his position now after the Bonzi Wells trade and have holes at point guard and power forward. They don't have any Bird rights to him, so they'd have to use part of the MLE to re-sign him.
I know that RC Buford is high on him. They went to the same high school and last year Buford said it was a "mistake" that the Spurs didn't go after him and let the Kings get him.
If Devin leaves (for whatever reason), this is the replacement. Even if Devin stays, Evans would be a good edition. The only drawback is he's another player who is about the same height as Devin and the Spurs would still be missing the "long three".
It doesn't look like the Kings can keep him. They have Peja, Wells, Martin, Garcia and Williamson who play his position. _ramento needs a point guard and a power forward more than another small forward.
Evans won't make much for than what the Spurs have to offer.
We'll see.
I think the Spurs would only go for him if Devin isn't coming back. He wouldn't get any playing time otherwise.
looks aggressive in those pictures; and again I know we need a long 3(my choice would be nocioni but we cant get him without either some type of sign and trade or wait till he is a FA in '07) We didnt really get burned by big 3's last season; and for short term I wouldnt mind Evans if we signed him. We all have to wait and see what the spurs plans are considering they are the best about not letting their plans get out to the press; that is why when FA comes along I am so excited because when we do sign someone, I am like "wow didnt see that coming, or this guy will definitely help us out"
He's agressive.
He's athletic.
He's probably a legit 6'5.
He lives in San Antonio
Sign him up.
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