Tyreke Evans vs. DeMar DeRozan

[Kool Boy]

Assuming Tyreke can stay healthy, If you put him on the Raptors he would put up DeRozan's numbers with more play making ability and better defense.

Evans is almost as athletic as DeRozan but he has more handles and can shoot better.

Sadly, Evans was in a terrible situation in Sacramento and now dealing with injuries. If he was healthy and he shot more and ran the offense as the main guy behind Davis, he could be a top 5 player in this league.

[TommyGriffin]

Evans is not almost as athletic as DeMar DeRozan.

[avonbarksdale]

derozan is way better

[RedBlackAttack]

Tyreke Evans has managed to not improve any part of his game -- and has maybe even regressed a little -- since he came into the league. He's one of those guys that is decent a lot of different things, but not really good at any one thing. In the perfect situation and a roster that he complimented, he would max out as a utility man off the bench.

He would never be as important to any team in the league as Derozen is to Toronto.

Demar is just better.

[Kool Boy]

Evans is not almost as athletic as DeMar DeRozan.
I've been following both and yes Tyreke is

[Kool Boy]

derozan is way better
How so? Before the last 2 seasons, Tyreke's rookie season was better than everyone of Derozan's seasons. Evans also averages more Rebounds and Assists. Liiterally, the only thing Derozan does better is scoring.

[Kool Boy]

Tyreke Evans has managed to not improve any part of his game -- and has maybe even regressed a little -- since he came into the league. He's one of those guys that is decent a lot of different things, but not really good at any one thing. In the perfect situation and a roster that he complimented, he would max out as a utility man off the bench.

He would never be as important to any team in the league as Derozen is to Toronto.

Demar is just better.
Demar is only better at scoring and thats because he gets more shots.

[NBAGOAT]

derozan's jumper is pretty decent. Tyreke's jumper is pretty much nonexistent. he did shoot well from 3 last year on a over 3 attempts but he only played 25 games and that seems like a huge outlier. That's why they're not even comparable.

[Kool Boy]

derozan's jumper is pretty decent. Tyreke's jumper is pretty much nonexistent. he did shoot well from 3 last year on a over 3 attempts but he only played 25 games and that seems like a huge outlier. That's why they're not even comparable.
Tyreke Evans has a higher 3pt% career-wise with more attempts per game and a similar overall fg%. Evan is also a better playmaker and rebounder. Why aren't they comparable?

[NBAGOAT]

Tyreke Evans has a higher 3pt% career-wise with more attempts per game and a similar overall fg%. Evan is also a better playmaker and rebounder. Why aren't they comparable?

derozan isn't a 3pt shooter at all so that's not too relevant. Tyreke has no midrange game at all and at least for his years in New Orleans, has been a subpar finisher at the rim too. He could never put up the volume Derozan has. Also Derozan improved a lot this year and was fine efficiency wise(55ts%). Tyreke's never going be that efficient even with his lower volume unless he really improves somewhere.

[Kool Boy]

derozan isn't a 3pt shooter at all so that's not too relevant. Tyreke has no midrange game at all and at least for his years in New Orleans, has been a subpar finisher at the rim too. He could never put up the volume Derozan has. Also Derozan improved a lot this year and was fine efficiency wise(55ts%). Tyreke's never going be that efficient even with his lower volume unless he really improves somewhere.
He does have a midrange game if you've watched the Pelicans for the last few years, which I have. Even if Derozan is a slightly better shooter which i don't think he is, it doesnt change that fact that Evans is a better defender, playmaker, and rebounder.

[Gatorade Sax]

Tyreke hasn't done anything since his rookie year.. Demar has. Pretty basic.

[avonbarksdale]

derozan

78 games - 24/5/4 on 45/34/85

evans

25 games - 15/5/6 on 43/39/80


i'll take the guy who can play a whole year, score 9 points more a game, and be the best player on a 56 win ECF team

i know this is a troll thread but come on, at least make an effort

[raprap]

Lol wut.

Derozan is more athletic and a better mid range shooter than Tyreke. Everything else is a wash. Tyreke is better as a facilitator tho. Thats it.

[Kool Boy]

derozan

78 games - 24/5/4 on 45/34/85

evans

25 games - 15/5/6 on 43/39/80


i'll take the guy who can play a whole year, score 9 points more a game, and be the best player on a 56 win ECF team

i know this is a troll thread but come on, at least make an effort
It's one season and if you looked at the FG% career wise Tyreke is superior, DeRozan is just in a better system with a better team. DeRozan also gets more free throws which he only gets because the refs love him

[Kool Boy]

Lol wut.

Derozan is more athletic and a better mid range shooter than Tyreke. Everything else is a wash. Tyreke is better as a facilitator tho. Thats it.
DeRozan is not a better mid range shooter. He just gets more shots and is loved by the refs.

[G-train]

derozan

78 games - 24/5/4 on 45/34/85

evans

25 games - 15/5/6 on 43/39/80


i'll take the guy who can play a whole year, score 9 points more a game, and be the best player on a 56 win ECF team

i know this is a troll thread but come on, at least make an effort

Lowry is probably the best player.

I'm taking Derozan over Evans on health alone. No need to debate the talent.

[Kool Boy]

Lowry is probably the best player.

I'm taking Derozan over Evans on health alone. No need to debate the talent.
Derozan has the health but overall i would want Evans on my team when he's healthy

[Sakkreth]

derozan

78 games - 24/5/4 on 45/34/85

evans

25 games - 15/5/6 on 43/39/80


i'll take the guy who can play a whole year, score 9 points more a game, and be the best player on a 56 win ECF team

i know this is a troll thread but come on, at least make an effort

Woah slow down, he's not really close to Lowry.

[ralph_i_el]

Tyreke has a crap J and can barely finish with his left hand.

DeMar DeRozan has a sick pull-up game

[ralph_i_el]

DeRozan is not a better mid range shooter. He just gets more shots and is loved by the refs.

:facepalm DeRozan shoots 3x as many of his shots from midrange compared to Tyreke (by % of their total shots) and does it at a high rate.

DeMar shoots 45% of his shots from midrange

Tyreke shoots 15% of his shots from midrange

DeMar shoots between 37-40% depending on the season

Tyreke shoots between 30-35% from midrange

[HylianNightmare]

I love tyrekes, handle

[G-train]

Derozan has the health but overall i would want Evans on my team when he's healthy

He's not healthy.

[Legends66NBA7]

Good topic a few years back:

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278755


DeMar really has come along well from his draft class in improving his skill set. Not an elite player, but still around a Tier 3 player, maybe Tier 2 player one day... Like already mentioned, Tyreke hasn't really improved all that much, where as at least DeMar has made improvements and can probably have more good seasons to come after being in Olympics again. Just wish it translated in the playoffs.

And avonbarksdale, isn't it obvious that Lowry has been the best player (when healthy) for 4 years in a row now ? Unless some Raptors makes a significant jump, he's still the main reason why the Raptors win. When he plays like crap, so do they or they barely win games. When he plays great, they dominate and they have chance against elite teams. No other Raptor can command that yet.


Over and out.

[Crystallas]

When the argument is based off one player being healthy, and that player is never healthy, it's pure fantasy. Tyreke is a better all-around player when near that 100% health threshold, but he simply is never there and never will be there.

[Kool Boy]

When the argument is based off one player being healthy, and that player is never healthy, it's pure fantasy. Tyreke is a better all-around player when near that 100% health threshold, but he simply is never there and never will be there.
So Tyreke is better

[Kool Boy]

:facepalm DeRozan shoots 3x as many of his shots from midrange compared to Tyreke (by % of their total shots) and does it at a high rate.

DeMar shoots 45% of his shots from midrange

Tyreke shoots 15% of his shots from midrange

DeMar shoots between 37-40% depending on the season

Tyreke shoots between 30-35% from midrange

Tyreke has a lot more impact on the game with his handles and passing and tyreke's shooting last year was very good

[Kool Boy]

He's not healthy.
if Healthy give me Tyreke anyday. He also WILL BE healthy