Indiana Pacers: 3 reasons Tyreke Evans is a good move

1. The Pacers need another scorer

Indiana relied entirely too much on Oladipo to generate offense last season. He was up to the task and made a valiant effort in the playoffs, but the Pacers need more scoring options if the team plans to pose a serious threat to Eastern Conference favorites like the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers.

If nothing else, Evans is and always has been a scorer.

For his career, Evans averages 16.5 points per game. Before last season, he was never known as a 3-point shooter, but with the Grizzlies he knocked down a career-best 39.9 percent of his triples while attempting a career-high 286 of them.

Evans is one of the best one-on-one isolation players in the league, a slick ball-handler and master of the Euro-step who has an affinity for layups and finger rolls.

The Pacers’ biggest need this offseason was to upgrade the backcourt and find players who can create offensive opportunities.

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Outside of the big-name stars, Evans was arguably the best available man on the market to fit that job description.