Tyreke Evans
Evans with the New Orleans Pelicans in 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1989 Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | American Christian Academy (Aston, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Memphis (2008–2009) |
| NBA draft | 2009: 1st round, 4th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Sacramento Kings |
| Playing career | 2009–2019; 2022–2023 |
| Position | Small forward / shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2013 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2013–2017 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2017 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2017–2018 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2018–2019 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2022 | Wisconsin Herd |
| 2022–2023 | Indios de Mayagüez |
| 2023 | Broncos de Caracas |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Tyreke Jamir Evans (born September 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Broncos de Caracas of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). After playing college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, he was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Evans went on to win the 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2013 before being traded back to the Kings in 2017. After successive stints with the Memphis Grizzlies and Indiana Pacers, Evans, who would have become a free agent at the end of the 2019 season, was dismissed and disqualified from the NBA in May for violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program, but was reinstated in February 2022.