Tyreke Evans (G, NO) - Fantasy Basketball Draft Sleepers

All of the focus will be on superstar Anthony Davis, but teammate Tyreke Evans who could be the surprise performer for the New Orleans Pelicans in the upcoming season.  After a disappointing first season in New Orleans, Evans rebounded last season and posted a solid stat line of 16.6 points, 6.6 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.

Those stats were aided by his move to point guard on a full time basis with a variety of injuries to Jrue Holiday.  The team has already said Holiday is not likely to be back until around January and will be on a heavy minutes limit upon his return.  That should bode well for Evans who saw over 34 minutes per game last year.

Although that number should not take a huge jump, a big reason for positivity here is the arrival of Alvin Gentry as head coach.  Gentry is known as a coach who loves to push the pace and has coached point guards like Steve Nash and Stephen Curry to elite fantasy seasons.  Evans is certainly not the shooter those two are, but he should be able to push towards 20 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 1.5 steals which are all elite for fantasy point guards.