Tyreke Evans has the physical maturity of players that have been in the NBA ten years and enough skill to play three positions.  His eventual position of choice will be largely determined by the team that drafts him, but he looks destined to be a Brandon Roy style shooting guard that can handle much of the ballhandling responsibilities.

Evans can put the ball on the deck, will his way into the lane via strength or a finesse move and finish in a large variety of ways.  He maintains phenomenal balance and body control when he gets into the paint and uses his strength to protect the ball until he can find a spot for a layup.  

Evans will also use spin moves that would make an All-Pro NFL running back envious.  His spin moves are simultaneously powerful and graceful, which goes a long ways in why he has such an excellent success rate as a penetrator.

He takes shots that should be of a high degree of difficulty and routinely finishes them, in part with how imaginative he is but also because he absorbs contact exceptionally well.

Because of his size, Evans should be one of the NBA?s best shotmakers off the dribble by his second season in the NBA.

Evans will draw a lot of attention when he penetrates because he will knife right down the middle of the paint.  He forces defenders to collapse and he will get only better in finding spot-up shooters as he develops.

Evans shot 27.4% from three-point territory and perimeter shooting is clearly not a strength.  He will hit open looks as a spot-up shooter, but his mechanics are a work in progress.  He has a little hitch when he gets to the top of his shot and he struggles to have a consistent motion.

As a point guard, Evans has a lot of the necessary intangibles, as well as a very good handle for a player his age as big as he is.  He is clearly feels more comfortable with his right hand, but can lose his man with the left when necessary.  He protects the ball well with his body and keeps the ball low.  Evans also does a good job of getting the ball out quickly into early offense to put pressure on the opposing team?s defense.

The way Evans can play the point woul be ideal in a system like Golden State?s or the triangle.  I don?t think he could be a Mike D?Antoni point guard, but there are plenty of situations where he would excel.

His assist/turnover rate of 1.08 is of course unacceptable, though the amount of time he had the ball in his hands of course contributed to that number.  He had five or more turnovers in 11 games.

Defensively, Evans can defend multiple positions and has enough lateral quickness to stay in front of most anyone.  He could be a bit more active with his hands in the passing lanes and he seemed to pace himself on that end in order to save energy due to how valuable was on the offensive end for John Calipari.

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