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- Tyreke Evans
Memphis
  • Birthday:
    9/19/1989
  • NBA Position:
    Shooting Guard
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Ht:
    6-6
  • Wt:
    219
  • College Team:
    Memphis
  • Hometown:
    Chester, PA
  • High School:
    American Christian
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NBA Comparison: DeShawn Stevenson
Strengths: An elite level talent in his age group. A natural scorer with an excellent "feel" for the offensive side of the game, can put up big numbers on any given night ... Flashy. One of the most exciting players when he has the ball; the game comes very easy to him ... Long arms allow him to play bigger ... Extremely adept at taking opponents off the dribble. Has deceptive speed with the ability to blow by guys and get into the lane ... He has good finishing ability and is able to drive and kick ... A smooth ball handler with a nasty crossover ... Can shoot from anywhere on the court. Streaky, but can be lethal when he's on ... Already has an NBA range from behind the arc ... Can create his own shot and is excellent pulling up off the dribble ... Finds the open man; runs the fast break well ... Excellent penetrator. Very aggressive attacking the basket ... Has the versatility to play either guard position and the potential to develop into a point guard or combo at the NBA level ...

Weaknesses: Was hyped a bit out of control as a high school sophomore. From magazine covers to being called the next great thing half way through one's high school career can cause some to lose focus ... While he's very talented, he's got along ways to go before you could call him a sure fire NBA star ... Lacks discipline. He must improve his fundamentals. Dedicate himself to becoming great and not just rely on his natural abilties ... He is on a strength program but still needs to add strength to be able to finish off drives and handle physical opponents ... Since at times the game is so easy for him, it seems like he lacks effort and motivation ... He can be a lazy defender, does not always give great effort going after loose balls and rebounds ... Hasn't proven that he makes his teammates better or that he can take over important games during crunch time ... Must develop a killer instinct ... Must become better at playing off the ball. He's very good at creating with the ball in his hands, but must learn how to free himself for shots away from the ball ... A very good shooter, however the mechanics on his release are a little funky. He may need to adjust his shooting form some ... There's a lot of street to his game, so he'll likely need to tone it down some to limit turnovers and become a sound college player ...

Notes: Plays AAU ball for Team Final ... Similar to Derrick Rose, Evans was raised by his older brothers.

Greg Goettner - 4/13/2007


YouTube Clip - 1/1/2001