Is it too soon to say Tyreke Evans??
Makes me almost physically ill to even think about these bottom of the barrel picks, when we could have had TEvans, only 28, 6'6", averaging 19/5/5, and shooting nearly 40% on threes and 80% from the line! Making a little over 3 mil a year. SMH!!
No, it would be having Evans for 30 games and then losing him for nothing, when we could have some better player in trade with the 1st rounder, or a cost-controlled player for the next several years, with the option to keep him if he's good and cut him after two years if he's not.
I don’t get not pulling the trigger. We are not getting a better player than Evans for just that pick. If it’s part of a package, I’m sure a future first would suffice (and maybe more desired). It’s wonderful to have a cost-controlled player or stash a guy like the SAS-model of sustained success, but you gotta do better with your stashes than Yabu or Zizic who still can’t get PT (but perhaps it’s too soon for each?).
We have a lot of players on rookie deals, I don’t think another 25+ pick is that necessary. And many drafts you can buy into the latter part of the first round. If this was a probably mid-first or even potential lottery pick, that’s a different story. Yeah maybe you strike gold with a late first, but what are the odds? Ainge is an excellent GM but has plenty of whiffs in the 20’s. Other than a Rondo, most usually don’t pan out.
Evans could have been an impact player for us in the playoffs. I think we are better than we’ve played these last couple weeks (against tough EC teams), but another scorer would be huge.