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Golden State Warriors Summer League Evaluation: Jacob Evans

By Andrew Ites

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 06: Jacob Evans III #10 of the Golden State Warriors brings the ball up the court against the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2018 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 77-71. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 06: Jacob Evans III #10 of the Golden State Warriors brings the ball up the court against the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2018 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center on July 6, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Warriors defeated the Clippers 77-71. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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The Golden State Warriors needed some more depth on the wing, so they drafted Jacob Evans in the first round. How did he fare in Summer League?

The Golden State Warriors found themselves without many rotational wings after Andre Iguodala went down with an injury during the playoffs.

Golden State didn’t have many resources to address that need this offseason, so they spent their first round pick on a potential three ad D wing in Jacob Evans.

Evans made his Warriors debut in the Sacramento Summer League where he played 19 minutes per game over two games.

Evans scored 6.5 points per game with 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals, and he shot 5/13 from the floor during those two games in Sacramento.

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Evans saw a bit more playing time in Las Vegas with 22 minutes per game over 3 games.

He scored 5.3 points per game with 3 rebounds, and he shot 7/24 from the field in Vegas.

Unfortunately, there wasn’t an aspect of Evans’ game that really stood out during his five Summer League games.

Defense is supposed to be his most transferrable skill in the NBA and he had a decent number of steals in Sacramento, but those numbers weren’t there in Las Vegas. It’s difficult to measure defense in such small sample sizes, but you’d like to see him make more plays on that end of the floor in Summer League.

His shot was obviously not there during Summer League as he went a combined 12/37 from the floor in five games. The Warriors don’t need Evans to score a ton, but they’d like him to space the floor on the offensive end and make opposing defenses fear his outside shot.

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Summer League was a disappointing experience for Jacob Evans, but he has time to work with Golden State’s coaching staff before he officially begins his rookie year.

Here are our other evaluations of some of the top players on the Warriors’ Summer League roster:

Jordan Bell

Damian Jones

Kendrick Nunn

Josh Magette

JP Tokoto

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