Rumor: Hornets meeting with Tyreke Evans today

Post #1 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 5:50 pm

Read on Twitter

Would be an amazing get.

Liver_Pooty · Post #2 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 5:56 pm

Can play 3 positions. Would be insanely huge for us.

Post #3 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 5:57 pm

Apparently he also met with OKC yesterday:

Read on Twitter

Love the idea of him starting with Kemba and Batum.

LofJ · Post #4 » by **LofJ** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:00 pm

It's impressive that he's even considering us, nice job Mitch!

amcoolio · Post #5 » by **amcoolio** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:01 pm

Please only a 2 year deal.

DY_nasty · Post #6 » by **DY_nasty** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:01 pm

im not upset at this.

it feels like another lance situation though....

SeanBobcats · Post #7 » by **SeanBobcats** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:02 pm

Surprised he's even meeting with us. Let's not get our hopes up here. Don't see much reason for him to take a deal from us over the other three.

The one argument we could have over other teams is maybe we could make him look better than the other three and he could earn a bigger contract as a result after this season

316Hornets · Post #8 » by **316Hornets** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:04 pm

This would easily make our offseason the best in awhile if we could somehow sign Evans. I just don't see what we can offer that the other teams can't unfortunately. Somehow, our guys will have to convince Evans that our team is perfect for him to showcase his talents. There are obvious guys on our 2nd unit that would be good to work with. Hopefully, he's turned off about going to go play alongside Lance :lol:

Post #9 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:04 pm

I mean LAL just signed Lance and also is hoping to trade for Kawhi. Tyreke is an after thought there, and that's a lot of overlap in skillset. With GSW, he's going to have a much more minor role.

He could start and be a major piece for us.

Vanderbilt_Grad · Post #10 » by **Vanderbilt_Grad** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:05 pm

I can only echo others here ... he would be a HUGE signing. I don't have my hopes up, but do like that the team is listed as being in the mix.

Post #11 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:08 pm

We could do all small vs. all big lineups in practice:

Kemba - Monk - Lamb - MKG - Marv

vs.

Tyreke - Miles - Batum - Frank - Cody

Vanderbilt_Grad · Post #12 » by **Vanderbilt_Grad** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:14 pm

What I like best about Tyreke is the potential lineup flexibility the team would have with him. His D worries me a bit though.

DY_nasty · Post #13 » by **DY_nasty** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:14 pm

commit to growth of our young players

vs

throw lamb in the bushes for a guy that fits the exact description of every player that under-performed at this franchise

_tijo_ · Post #14 » by **_tijo_** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:15 pm

Tyreke is a little too good to be Kemba's backup. He could play the "Lin" role, but just better... backup but also play along side for crunchtime. Heck he could be our starting 2. Kemba, Tyreke, Batum, Marv, Cody with Monk, Lamb, MKG, Frank, and Willy off the bench, with some staggering to make sure that one of Kemba or Reke is on the floor at all times.

countryboi · Post #15 » by **countryboi** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:17 pm

how do we complete with the lakers? only thing we have going for us is playing time.

HornetJail · Post #16 » by **HornetJail** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:19 pm

Now that Tyreke can actually shoot, YES PLEASE. He'd fit with everyone. Kemba/Tyreke/Batum/Marvin/Zeller would be a versatile closing unit, when Kemba's on the bench, Tyreke/Monk/MKG/Frank/Willy is a fantastic second unit. We could even go with a high octane offensive lineup of Kemba/Monk/Tyreke or Kemba/Lamb/Tyreke with any two forwards/bigs. He's the one MLE level signing I'd be happy to throw the full 4-year deal at, and just worry about next year's finances later. That would be worth every penny.

HornetJail · Post #17 » by **HornetJail** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:21 pm

countryboi wrote:how do we complete with the lakers? only thing we have going for us is playing time.

and opportunity to shine in the offense. Evans won't get to handle the ball much with LeBron and Lonzo Ball there. They will dominate the offense. Here, he splits ball handling duties with Kemba, Nic, and Monk, who are more than capable of playing off the ball.

countryboi · Post #18 » by **countryboi** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:23 pm

MotorKeepsGoing wrote:
countryboi wrote:how do we complete with the lakers? only thing we have going for us is playing time.

and opportunity to shine in the offense. Evans won't get to handle the ball much with LeBron and Lonzo Ball there. They will dominate the offense. Here, he splits ball handling duties with Kemba, Nic, and Monk, who are more than capable of playing off the ball.

playing with Lebron and westbrook makes everyone else look like ****...that should be our sell

chabber · Post #19 » by **chabber** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:26 pm

I doubt he'd pick us over the other situations, but I just like that we have a meeting. We obviously need to find a way to ship out the "dead weight" and add talent where possible. This is another good sign for that.

Kemba
Evans
Lamb
Batum
Zeller

Post #20 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 6:28 pm

Makes me wonder if we view him functionally as a PG, or if the thought is start him and then trade other pieces for a PG.