There may be light at the end of a tunnel that included arthroscopic knee surgery in May and a strained hamstring in September.
All indications are that Tyreke Evans will be the New Orleans Pelicans' starting small forward for the 2014-15 season—a noteworthy promotion after starting just 22 games a season ago, mostly on account of Eric Gordon's knee injury in March.
The numbers were on Evans' side, and now head coach Monty Williams seems to be as well.
"Tyreke right now in my head, that's where he is going to play [at small forward]," Williams told reporters this month. "Playing Tyreke at the three for 30 or 35 minutes doesn't benefit him to go down there and bang with 6'8" or 6'9" guys who can go down there and post him up. Conversely those guys have to guard him in transition and in pick and roll."
Williams added that he's looking to settle on a backup at the position, with Darius Miller, Luke Babbitt and John Salmons all candidates to win minutes.
But Evans really won this starting job last season when he raised his average to 19.9 points and 6.3 assists as a starter, compared to 12.1 ...
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Tyreke Evans Is Clear Answer to New Orleans Pelicans’ Small Forward Problem
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