Kings to listen to trade offers for Tyreke Evans

Tyreke Evans and the Sacramento Kings may be headed for divorce, as the team is ready to entertain trade offers for the NBA’s former Rookie of the Year this summer, the Sacramento Bee reports. While Evans is eligible for a contract extension after the season, there have been no talks about a new deal between the player’s reps and the team, according to SI.com’s Sam Amick (via Pro Basketball Talk).

Evans’ reps, including agent Arn Tellem and his brother Reggie, met with Kings president Geoff Petrie this weekend, and Evans is “frustrated with how marginalized he's become” on the team, Amick reports.

Evans played point guard when he was named the NBA's best rookie in 2009-10. He was later moved to shooting guard, and has recently been starting at small forward. Evans is averaging 16.3 points and 34.5 minutes this season, his lowest averages over his three-year career. And those numbers decrease to 15.4 points and 33.2 minutes in the 25 games Evans has started at forward.

Asked about his brother being moved to small forward, Reggie Evans said, “If you ask me about that 20 games into next season, and they're losing, then I'm not OK with it because it's not putting the team in a better position to win. If they're winning, I don't care if Tyreke only scores 10 points. Next year is an important year for us. But that has yet to be determined."