Sixers draft profile: Isaiah Evans fires away from long range
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A scouting report on NBA draft prospect Isaiah Evans:
Position: Wing
Height: 6-foot-5.5 (without shoes)
Weight: 186 pounds
College: Duke
Strengths
Evans had a substantial jump in playing time and production from his freshman to sophomore year. He started every game last season for a 35-3 Duke team and averaged 15.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 28.2 minutes per contest.
Evans’ shooting ability is enticing. He’s got a very quick release and showed he can hit jumpers in many situations — spot-ups in both half court and transition; working free off of down screens; as a pick-and-popper/ghost screener. The 20-year-old is also able to leverage the threat of his shot in smart ways, including downhill drives and back cuts.
For the most part, Evans’ college shooting numbers were encouraging. He attempted 16.4 threes per 100 possessions at Duke, which is an ultra-high figure. As a point of comparison, Isaiah Joe took 15.6 threes per 100 possessions in two college seasons. Evans made 38.0 percent of his college threes and 84.9 percent of his free throws.
As the “Showtime Slim” nickname suggests, Evans is a charismatic kid who enjoys big, high-pressure games. He posted 32 points against Florida State in the ACC tournament and scored 25 in Duke’s Sweet Sixteen win over St. John’s.
“He can get hot as fast as anybody I’ve coached,” Duke head coach Jon Scheyer said of Evans, per NBA.com. “When he sees one go in, you can feel the whole building react.”
Weaknesses
On one hand, Evans could be viewed as the sort of player who will transition smoothly to the professional level because he’s a solid height for a wing and has a standout skill in his shooting. However, Evans is a relatively skinny prospect at the moment and doesn’t have tremendous length for an NBA wing (his wingspan is a shade under 6-9). Positional labels don’t matter much nowadays, but it still would limit Evans’ versatility if he doesn’t wind up being capable of playing effective “forward” minutes.
It’s nitpicking, but the arc on Evans’ shot appeared to be a tad inconsistent and flat at times. And his three-point percentage did drop on higher volume as a sophomore, going from 41.6 to 36.1 percent.
Outside of shotmaking, how much can Evans contribute?
While he wasn’t a one-dimensional player at Duke, Evans was generally unexceptional with rebounding, passing and defensive playmaking. With that said, there’s viable avenues to him being a useful NBA player in those kinds of role player areas. For instance, Evans blocked 25 shots last season and racked up five rejections in Duke’s Dec. 2 win over Florida. He sunk a game-winning triple against the Gators, too.
Fit
Every team in the NBA would welcome three-point shooting and wing depth. As far as the Sixers in particular, Paul George and Justin Edwards are currently the team’s only true wings under contract for next season.
The Cavs picked a Duke product last year in Mike Gansey’s final draft with the team, selecting Tyrese Proctor at No. 49 overall. Gansey, who’s now the Sixers’ president of basketball operations, highlighted to reporters in his post-draft press conference that Proctor came “from a winning program.” Evans would check the same box.
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