TYREKE EVANS, G

 Projection: 24.3 pts, 5.4 reb, 6.5 ast per 40 min; 19.72 PER | Player card

• Outstanding driver, except with vehicles. Penetrates at will. Always finishes right.
• Overdribbler who doesn't see court well. Has awkward, shot-put jumper.
• Good rebounder. Has very fast hands on D, but needs to improve effort.

Evans became only the fourth rookie in history to average 20 points, five rebounds and five assists, placing him in some exalted company -- the other three were Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

Certainly, he can get to the rim against virtually anyone, and he figures to be a Dwyane Wade-like scorer who spends entire games at the foul line. But first he needs to finish with his left hand once in a while. Houston's Shane Battier preyed upon this weakness to block four shots in one game simply by waiting on Evans to come back to his right hand. Evans also needs to improve as a shooter -- he made only 32 percent of his long 2s.

Finally, one wonders if the Kings are spoiling Evans. The pomp and circumstance surrounding the late-season game when he clinched a 20-5-5 season was entirely inappropriate -- the Kings promoted it like they had won the Western Conference championship. More tellingly, there were a lot of games when he clearly wasn't going full bore on defense, with seemingly tacit approval by the coaching staff. An offseason speeding arrest that saw him hit 120 mph raised further questions about his maturity and judgment.