Travis Outlaw

No. 25 – Sacramento Kings
Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1984-09-18) September 18, 1984 (age 27) Starkville, Mississippi
Nationality	American
High school	Starkville
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 23rd overall
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Pro career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2010	Portland Trail Blazers
2010	Los Angeles Clippers
2010–2011	New Jersey Nets
2011–present	Sacramento Kings

Travis Marquez Outlaw (born September 18, 1984 in Starkville, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association.

NBA career[link]

Entering the 2003 NBA Draft directly out of Starkville High School, Mississippi, the 6'9" forward was a first-round selection (23rd overall) by the Portland Trail Blazers. He averaged 8.6 points on 44.2% field goal shooting and 3.2 rebounds per game during his first five years in the NBA.

In the 2005 Las Vegas Summer League, Outlaw averaged 18.7 points and 6.3 rebounds in 35.5 minutes.^[1] The performance earned him First Team All-RVSL honors. Following the NBA summer league, several teams offered to trade for Outlaw in exchange for a first-round draft pick. Former Portland Trail Blazers director of player personnel Kevin Pritchard said that Travis "... [is] going to be with us for a long time. I feel comfortable enough to say he's going to be a special player."^[2]

On April 18, 2007, Outlaw set a new career-high with 36 points against the Golden State Warriors.^[3] He became a restricted free agent on July 1, 2007, and signed a three-year contract extension on July 17.^[4]

In February 2010, the Trail Blazers traded Outlaw, Steve Blake and $1.5 million in cash to the Los Angeles Clippers for Marcus Camby.^[5]

On July 8, 2010, Outlaw signed a 5-year deal worth $35 million with the New Jersey Nets.

On December 15, 2011, the New Jersey Nets waived Outlaw under the amnesty provision.^[6]

On December 17, 2011, Outlaw was claimed by the Sacramento Kings off the waivers.^[7]

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• NBA.com Official Profile
• Travis Outlaw ESPN profile

Tyreke Evans

No. 13 – Sacramento Kings
Guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1989-09-19) September 19, 1989 (age 22) Chester, Pennsylvania
Nationality	American
High school	American Christian Academy
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Memphis (2008-2009)
NBA Draft	2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career	2009–present
League	NBA
Career history
2009–present	Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
NBA Rookie of the Year (2010) NBA All-Rookie First Team (2010) T-Mobile Rookie Challenge MVP (2010) Conference USA Freshman of the Year (2009) First-team All-Conference USA (2009) Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament MVP (2009) McDonald's All-American Game MVP (2008) Parade first-team All-American (2008)

Tyreke Jamir Evans (born September 19, 1989) is an American professional basketball player with Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis, and was selected by the Sacramento Kings as the 4th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.^[1]

High school[link]

Evans grew up in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was mainly raised by his three older brothers.^[1] He attended American Christian Academy in Aston, Pennsylvania, and by his sophomore year began drawing comparisons to NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady.^[2] As a senior, he averaged 32.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 4.3 steals.^[3] He was named the MVP of the McDonald's High School All-American Game and co-MVP (with Brandon Jennings) of the Jordan Brand Classic.^[3] At the age of 16, he was featured in the documentary Gunning for That #1 Spot directed by Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys.^[4] Evans was chosen to be the keeper of the SLAM Magazine High School Diary for the 2008 season.^[5]

College[link]

In April 2008, Evans announced that he would attend the University of Memphis, after also considering Villanova University and the University of Texas.^[6]

Evans transitioned from playing small forward in high school to guard in college. He struggled at times at the beginning of his freshman season at the shooting guard position. This continued until coach John Calipari inserted him as the starting point guard in the 11th game of the season, a 60–45 win over the University of Cincinnati. In 33 minutes, Evans nearly put up a triple-double, with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists.^[7] The Tigers would not lose another game until falling to the Missouri Tigers in the NCAA Tournament.

Evans was named the Conference USA Rookie of the Week eight times.^[8]

Evans was the only freshman finalist for the 2009 U.S. Basketball Writers of America National Player of the year award, named in honor of Oscar Robertson.

NBA[link]

2009–2010 (rookie season)[link]

On March 31, 2009, Evans declared himself eligible for the 2009 NBA Draft. Evans decided to forgo his remaining three seasons of collegiate eligibility. On June 25, 2009, Evans was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft.

On December 1, 2009, Evans was named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played from the beginning of the season through November.^[9] During that time he averaged 18.8 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 1.33 steals in 36.1 minutes per game.

On December 21, 2009, he was instrumental in leading the Sacramento Kings back from a 35-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls, 102–98.^[10] Evans scored 9 of the Kings last 11 points, single-handedly outscoring the Bulls in the 4th quarter (11 points for Evans vs. 10 for the Bulls).

On January 4, 2010, Tyreke Evans was named Western Conference T-Mobile Rookie of the Month for the second straight month.^[11]

On February 12, 2010 Tyreke Evans won the 2010 Rookie/Sophomore Game MVP award after recording 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals on 11/15 shooting. In an act of sportsmanship, he chose to share the award with DeJuan Blair, who had scored 22 points and pulled down 23 rebounds.

On March 11, 2010, Evans recorded his first career triple-double in a win against the Toronto Raptors on Rally for RekeROY night. Evans scored 19 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds.^[12]

He also became the fourth NBA player in history to ever average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie year, joining Oscar Robertson (1960), Michael Jordan (1984) and LeBron James (2003).^[13]

On April 27, 2010, Evans was recognized for his accomplishments by being awarded the 2009–2010 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.^[14]

2010–2011 season[link]

On December 29, 2010, in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies, winning by one point with only seconds remaining, O. J. Mayo hit an off balance shot to put Memphis up by one. With no time outs remaining, Sacramento inbounded to the ball to Evans, who then dribbled the ball to half court and nailed a 3 pointer with time expiring, giving Sacramento a 2 point win.

On January 6, 2011, Tyreke Evans scored 27 points and grabbed 12 boards leading his team to a 122–102 win over the Denver Nuggets.

On January 21, 2011, Evans scored career high 35 points, along with 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals.

Evans missed 19 games due to plantar fasciitis injury in his left foot, missing the 2011 NBA T-Mobile Rookie Challenge.

Midway through the 2011-12 season, Kings coach Keith Smart stated his intention to move Evans to small forward.

NBA statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Awards and honors[link]

• NBA Rookie of the Year: 2010
• NBA All-Rookie First Team: 2010
• NBA Rookie Challenge MVP: 2010
• McDonald's All-American Game MVP: 2008

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Tyreke Evans at NBA.com
• Tyreke Evans at Basketball-Reference.com
• Memphis Bio
• Tyreke Evans News