The Indiana Pacers signed Tyreke Evans to an Amazing Contract

By Tony East | Oct 2, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 24: Tyreke Evans #12 of the Indiana Pacers poses for a portrait during the Pacers Media Day on September 24, 2018 at Bankers Life Field House in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and condition of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: 2018 NBAE (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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INDIANAPOLIS – SEPTEMBER 24: Tyreke Evans #12 of the Indiana Pacers poses for a portrait during the Pacers Media Day on September 24, 2018, at Bankers Life Field House in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Tyreke Evans joined the Indiana Pacers on a one year contract. That deal is perfect for both Evans and the Pacers.

It is rare that contracts end up being a perfect win-win. An innumerable amount of circumstances have to align perfectly for both a team and player to have the same short and long-term goals at the same time while also being the right fit for each other. That is exactly what happened for Tyreke Evans and the Indiana Pacers this summer.

Evans ventured into free agency looking for a sizeable one year deal that allows him to hunt for a long-term contract next summer when more teams have money. A short team deal allows him to prove that his exceptional season last year was not a fluke, too. It was the best situation for he and his camp.

The Indiana Pacers wanted to preserve cap flexibility going forward as they have only one more summer of having significant cap space before they have to pay Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis bigger money. Thus, they were interested in giving one-year deals to talented players this past summer.

This intersection of supply and demand led to Tyreke Evans ending up in Indiana on a nearly perfect contract. Let’s take a closer look at the deal.

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