Free agent guard/forward hybrid Tyreke Evans has agreed to a one-year, $3.3 million deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
The eight-year veteran split time between the New Orleans Pelicans and the team that originally drafted him, the Sacramento Kings, totaling only 40 games during the season, once again riddled by injuries.
The Grizzlies are likely to part ways with shooting guard Tony Allen after letting Zach Randolph and veteran Vince Carter sign with the Kings and will need a player that can handle multiple positions — role which Evans is expected to fill.
The University of Memphis standout will be a part of a cultural change of the organization with two of its toughest individuals likely heading elsewhere by the end of the free agency period.
A 6-foot-6 dynamic playmaker, Evans averaged 11.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 0.9 steals per game last season, shooting a career-high 43.8 percent from deep — an area in which he has typically struggled throughout his career.
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