DEFENSE: Grade- B
The limited minutes did not allow for eye-popping statistical output, but Evans played a solid brand of defense on a young Kings’ squad that struggled on that end of the floor. He averaged 3.6 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 0.4 blocks, and 1.4 person fouls per game during his 14 games in a Kings uniform.
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I always feel that advanced metrics better encapsulate defensive performance than traditional statistics, so let us move forward and take a look at how Mister Evans rates. According to Basketball-Reference, Evans earned positive 0.3 defensive win shares with the Kings. He, also, earned a positive 0.9 on the season split between the two clubs. Tyreke Evans is a net positive on the defensive end of the floor and can guard one through three giving him some added versatility value.