Across the board, Kings agree Evans is best choice

The Kings didn't draft the conventional, creative point guard, the charismatic Spaniard who would have spurred season-ticket sales and whose presence immediately would have addressed the club's most glaring deficiency: someone to pass the ball to everyone else. So this is a lousy pick, right? Combo guard Tyreke Evans instead of Ricky Rubio? Instead of Jonny Flynn or Stephen Curry? Not if Evans plays to his reviews. Not if he can make his point. Not if the Kings win more than once in a while. This was a classic, definitive Geoff Petrie selection, and as close to a unanimous decision at Arco Arena as the last Urijah Faber-Mike Brown World Extreme Cagefighting match. That 6-foot-5 size. That exceptional length and reach. The abilities in the open court. The physical strength and versatility. The upside that caused Kings officials to scream when Oklahoma City drafted James Harden at No. 3, leaving Evans for them at No. 4. Whereas I have a particular affinity ...