Found July 13, 2009 on Sacbee:
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LAS VEGAS – Tyreke Evans is a project. The Kings' rookie guard needs to improve his shooting, his passing and his decisionmaking. But when it comes to rookie NBA players and the age-old process of maximizing their abilities, this is the sort of job every bidder wants, like landing the contract on the next Trump Tower on the Strip. Because as the first two games of summer league action showed, investing in Evans pays off. The 6-foot-5 talent out of Memphis has shined amid his peers on the UNLV stage, showcasing his physicality, speed and scoring ways while impressing the Kings and so many of the teams who didn't have a chance to draft him. His 25-point, 10-rebound, five-assist outing Saturday against Golden State was among the best performances of the session thus far, with Evans' ability to get to the line with such ease among his many lauded skills. After hitting 7 of 10 free throws in the opener, Evans had 12 free-throw attempts (making seven) agai...
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