OFFICAL TYREKS IS GONE !
Posted: Thu Jul 4, 2013 9:15 pm
From ESPN.COM
Sources: Tyreke Evans to Pelicans
Updated: July 4, 2013, 5:10 PM ET
By Marc Stein | ESPN
The New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to terms on a three-team deal that will cement Tyreke Evans' move to the Pelicans, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.
The trade -- which can't be officially completed until July 10 -- will send Evans to the Pelicans via sign-and-trade, with Sacramento receiving guard Greivis Vasquez from the Pelicans and Portland acquiring New Orleans center Robin Lopez.
The Pelicans could not acquire Evans or complete its draft-day trade for Philadelphia's Jrue Holiday without shedding salary, so they have been pursuing trades all week while putting the finishing touches on a four-year, $44 million offer sheet to Evans, a restricted free agent.
New Orleans had the option of waiving Lopez by Friday's deadline for a mere $500,000 to buy out the final two years of his Pelicans contract, but Portland has been after the big man for days.
Sacramento jumped into the mix to take Vazquez from the Pelicans after it became apparent the Kings were not going to strike a deal with Detroit Pistons free agent guard Jose Calderon.
Sources: Tyreke Evans to Pelicans
Updated: July 4, 2013, 5:10 PM ET
By Marc Stein | ESPN
The New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to terms on a three-team deal that will cement Tyreke Evans' move to the Pelicans, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.
The trade -- which can't be officially completed until July 10 -- will send Evans to the Pelicans via sign-and-trade, with Sacramento receiving guard Greivis Vasquez from the Pelicans and Portland acquiring New Orleans center Robin Lopez.
The Pelicans could not acquire Evans or complete its draft-day trade for Philadelphia's Jrue Holiday without shedding salary, so they have been pursuing trades all week while putting the finishing touches on a four-year, $44 million offer sheet to Evans, a restricted free agent.
New Orleans had the option of waiving Lopez by Friday's deadline for a mere $500,000 to buy out the final two years of his Pelicans contract, but Portland has been after the big man for days.
Sacramento jumped into the mix to take Vazquez from the Pelicans after it became apparent the Kings were not going to strike a deal with Detroit Pistons free agent guard Jose Calderon.