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What do you think about Tyreke Evans' progression? Geoff Petrie: I thought he made progress this year, especially in terms of moving up to small forward, playing more at two guard at times. It's interesting in terms of efficiency – his most efficient positions were at two (shooting guard) and three (small forward). But he really does have a chance to be a legitimate three-position player. Those types of players are really valuable. I think he's committed to a summer of really trying to upgrade some of the weaknesses in his game. And with all that, he's still averaging 17 points a game and improving. He's running the court better. He's started throwing the ball ahead better in transition. I think it was a season, even though nobody likes the losing, (that) opened up his eyes to other parts of the game and how he can be effective. Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans 

Tyreke Evans, though, has other plans and not-so-fond memories of his participation with the national team. He was among the invitees to the training camp after his Rookie of the Year campaign in 2010, but he sprained his ankle during the first practice and was never in the mix for the national team. Late Thursday night, he said USAB had made inquiries about his availability, but that he quickly expressed a lack of interest. "No, not this summer," said the Kings third-year guard. "I went there (Vegas, in 2010) and got hurt. I need to stay healthy. I just want to work on my game this summer, keep working on my conditioning. We have a lot of work and lot of stuff planned." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Team USA, Tyreke Evans, Olympics 

Kings executives will entertain trade offers for Tyreke Evans this summer, and they should. Evans remains a major asset. His team remains in a major funk. When a franchise finishes near the conference cellar for six consecutive seasons, the general manager needs to make significant personnel changes, or the franchise needs to change its general manager. Sacramento Bee

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But the primary question asked when Evans was drafted fourth overall in 2009 remains unanswered: Where is he most effective? "I don't think it's any big secret," Princeton legend and longtime Kings consultant Pete Carril said the other night. "Tyreke's got to learn to play without the ball. It's all there. I see some games, and he looks very good. Other games … he just has to work harder. I'd love to see him develop a mid-range game." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Trade, Tyreke Evans 

The Evans brothers, by the way, are anything but coddlers. They critique Tyreke more harshly than angry tweeters after one-sided Kings losses. And while they aren't thrilled about the move to small forward, they aren't fighting it, either. At least not yet. "If you ask me about that 20 games into next season, and they're losing, then I'm not OK with it because it's not putting the team in a better position to win," Reggie Evans said after a meeting Friday with Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie and Tyreke's agent, Arn Tellem. "If they're winning, I don't care if Tyreke only scores 10 points. Next year is an important year for us. But that has yet to be determined." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Trade, Tyreke Evans 

Jason Jones: Tyreke Evans' agent, Arn Tellem, is at tonight's game. Met w/ Kings management before the game. Twitter

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans 

Evans is eligible for a contract extension during his fourth season, and his worth is uncertain, but it appears unlikely the franchise will give him a maximum contract. "(Evans has) already proven he's a very good player," Kings basketball president Geoff Petrie said. "Going forward for his game to continue to grow, he's got to continue to work on areas of his game that need improvement." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans 

Petrie declined to discuss the Kings' plans for Evans, saying a decision won't be made until after the season, when he meets with coach Keith Smart and all player evaluations are done. "Before going public (with talks), you should have the private ones first," Petrie said. Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans 

During the 20-5-5 campaign in this rookie season, Evans admittedly was embarrassed by the attention. And he said he hasn't given much thought to the future. "I like it here," Evans said. "I got drafted here, so I'd really like to be here. But I've got to wait and see what happens. You'll never know what's going to happen." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans 

Andres Nocioni on Tyreke Evans: "I can't really say what I want to say because I'm on TV... Incredible talent, but I think teams sometimes should be tougher on the younger guys. What he brought to Sacramento was trouble in the locker room and that doesn't take you nowhere." Canal Plus

Sacramento Kings, Andres Nocioni, Tyreke Evans 

Arash Markazi: As Tyreke Evans was walking across the street to Staples from the hotel a scalper offered him tickets. Evans declined. Twitter

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans 

He played with the abandon of his rookie season, driving fearlessly to the basket on the fast break and often times scoring before the Timberwolves had a chance to slow him down. "I'm trying to get used to it," Evans said about playing small forward. "It's up to me to be aggressive and to keep attacking. When I rebound I just get a head start and just kind of open up things because they close the paint." CBSSports.com

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans 

Tyreke’s jumper has been an ongoing problem. He is now down to a career-low 22 percent from behind the three-point line. And according to 82games.com, Tyreke has an effective field-goal percentage of just 30 percent on jump shots compared to 59 percent around the rim. “I want to work to become a better shooter,” Tyreke said before Wednesday’s loss to the Pistons. “It’s only a matter of time, but it’s not going to happen over night. It’s good for him to come in and give me some techniques.” Cowbell Kingdom

Sacramento Kings, Tyreke Evans 

While it remains unknown whether Sacramento has shown any willingness to trade former Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans, two sources said Golden State made repeated inquiries about him recently and was prepared to discuss a deal involving Ellis. Evans' former agent just so happens to be Bob Myers, who hired as the Warriors' assistant general manager in mid-April. SI.com

Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings, Trade, Tyreke Evans 

While it's not known whether the Kings (14-27) have fielded calls regarding Tyreke Evans, it's safe to say the third-year player's long-term future with the team is uncertain. The 2009-10 Rookie of the Year is no longer considered the centerpiece of the Kings' new core, with that distinction clearly belonging to second- year center DeMarcus Cousins. Evans is eligible for an extension this summer but it's looking unlikely to be offered one unless he shows major improvement. SI.com

Sacramento Kings, Trade, DeMarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans 

The story for Monday's newspaper is about Tyreke Evans and his work to become a better facilitator on offense under Keith Smart. The debate over whether Evans is a point guard seems to have gone on even before the Kings drafted him in 2009. Some have suggested Evans should be moved to small forward and force him to play off the ball. Smart doesn't agree that is the best thing to do with with Evans. "He can't play the three," Smart said after Sunday's practice. "That guy was born with a basketball in his hand - got to keep that thing in his hand. I've tried that one time and that doesn't work so I'm not going to go back to that one because he's not a small forward." Sacramento Bee

Sacramento Kings, Keith Smart, Tyreke Evans 

The combustible combination of Cousins and Tyreke Evans would be a terror for the most experienced of coaches, much less one with an interim title and a team option hanging over his head. Evans is saying all the right things, but couldn't help himself when asked how Cousins has responded to the events of the past week or so. "He's been a different guy, actually. Surprisingly," Evans said. "He hasn't been arguing. He's just been going out there and playing basketball. He hasn't been arguing with the refs. He was in foul trouble the last game [against Orlando] and he just kept his composure and played basketball. "We all try to talk to him," Evans said. "We all want the best for him. We know how hard he wants to win. Now with a new coach and things, I don't know, it just changed. I'm happy for him though. He's doing a good job." CBSSports.com

Sacramento Kings, DeMarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans 

During timeouts, the arena entertainment department cut to live action of today’s AFC Wild Card match-up between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos. A diehard Steelers fan, Tyreke Evans wasn’t pleased to watch the black and yellow go down at the hands of Tim Tebow. ”I seen it on the screen, I was a little upset,” Evans said postgame with grin, simultaneously shaking his head. ”Man, Tebow, [expletive].” Cowbell Kingdom

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I’m taking an educated guess and accusing Tyreke Evans — explicitly ordered to pass more to corner marksmen and drive less with his head down or suffer the squatting consequences — of being intimately involved as well in Westphal’s whacking, seven games, five of them losses, into this short-sheeted season. New York Post

Sacramento Kings, Coaching, Tyreke Evans, Paul Westphal 

Jason Jones: Evans: "We just look lost. We’re just playing off our natural talent to get our points. It’s terrible right now." Twitter

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