Tyreke Jamir Evans is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. After playing college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, he was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Evans went on to win the 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
Tyreke Evans: Drug problem| Age| What drug| What drugs were on
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Drug problem:
After a two-year ban for violating the NBA/National Basketball Players Association anti-drug program, guard Tyreke Evans has been reinstated to play in the league.
Evans, 32, is eligible to begin negotiating with teams immediately and can sign a contract as soon as Friday at noon ET, the league announced on Monday.
Age:
Evans is considered to be in good physical condition and is expected to start making himself available to work out for teams. He has averaged 15.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists in 594 career games.
Evans is the first player to be suspended and reinstated since Chris “Birdman” Andersen’s reinstatement in 2008. The NBA/NBPA drug policy calls for a player’s dismissal for two years if he tests positive for what’s considered a “drug of abuse.”
What drug:
According to ESPN, those drugs include “amphetamine and its analogs, which include methamphetamine; cocaine; LSD; opiates, including heroin, codeine and morphine; and PCP.”
Evans was the 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year with the Sacramento Kings (2009 to 2013), and he had stops with the New Orleans Pelicans (2013 to 2017), the Kings again (2017), the Memphis Grizzlies (2017-18) and the Indiana Pacers (2018-19).
Evans was the fourth overall pick out of Memphis in the 2009 NBA draft.
What drugs were on:
According to league policy, Evans is a free agent and can immediately begin to negotiate with teams. He will be eligible to sign with any team starting Friday at 12 p.m. ET.
Evans, the fourth overall draft pick by the Sacramento Kings in 2009, won the 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year award and played 594 games (426 starts) for four teams spanning 10 seasons. He played for the Indiana Pacers at the time of his dismissal.
