Maurice Evans (basketball)

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Maurice Evans

Evans with the Wizards
No. 6 – Washington Wizards
Shooting guard / Small forward
Personal information
Born	(1978-11-08) November 8, 1978 Wichita, Kansas
Nationality	American
High school	Wichita Collegiate
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College	Wichita State, Texas
NBA Draft	2001 / Undrafted
Pro career	2001–present
Career history
Minnesota Timberwolves (2001–2002) Olympiacos (2002–2003) Benetton Treviso (2003–2004) Sacramento Kings (2004–2005) Detroit Pistons (2005–2006) Los Angeles Lakers (2006–2007) Orlando Magic (2007–2008) Atlanta Hawks (2008–2011) Washington Wizards (2011–present)
Stats at NBA.com

Maurice Eugene Evans (born November 8, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays with the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. A 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) guard/forward, Evans weighs 220 lb (100 kg). He is also the Vice President of the NBA Players Association.

College career

Known for his strong defense and athleticism, Evans played collegiately at Wichita State University for two seasons, but philosophical differences with then-coach Randy Smithson caused him to transfer to the University of Texas at Austin. Evans hired Roger Montgomery as an agent.

Pro career

After not having been selected in the 2001 NBA Draft, he signed as a free agent for the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he played in only 10 games. In 2002, he moved to Greece to play for Olympiacos, and in the following, 2003-04 season he played for the Italian power Benetton Basket Treviso (winning the Italian Cup). In 2004, he made the roster for the NBA's Sacramento Kings, and became a rotation player. He started 11 of 65 games, and played 19 minutes per game on the season, contributing 6.4 points. In 2005, he was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Pistons, where he was reunited with his former coach and close friend Flip Saunders, and played a rotation role of 14 minutes per game, averaging 5.2 points per game.

On June 28, 2006, the Pistons traded Evans to the Los Angeles Lakers for the draft rights to Cheikh Samb, following Evans' request to be moved to a team where he would be given more playing time. He served as a bench player for the Lakers, largely as the back up to Kobe Bryant.

On November 20, 2007, he along with teammate Brian Cook were traded to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Trevor Ariza. He became the Magic's starting shooting guard, contributing to the team's 52-30 record and landing the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2008 Playoffs.

Evans agreed to terms on a 3-year contract from the Atlanta Hawks worth about $7.5 million on July 25, 2008. At the time, he was on the verge of signing a three-year deal with the Golden State Warriors.

Family

His parents are George and Cathy Evans, and his sister is Gayletha. Evans and his wife, Alexandra, have a daughter.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Minnesota	10	0	4.5	.474	.000	.750	.4	.4	.0	.0	2.1
2004–05	Sacramento	65	11	19.0	.442	.329	.756	3.1	.7	.6	.1	6.4
2005–06	Detroit	80	1	14.2	.452	.371	.800	2.0	.8	.5	.2	5.0
2006–07	L.A. Lakers	76	10	22.8	.432	.361	.787	2.9	1.0	.5	.2	8.4
2007–08	L.A. Lakers	7	0	13.7	.321	.143	.800	1.3	1.7	.7	.1	4.4
2007–08	Orlando	68	47	23.9	.489	.396	.691	3.1	1.0	.6	.1	9.3
2008–09	Atlanta	80	25	23.0	.432	.395	.822	3.0	.7	.6	.1	7.2
2009–10	Atlanta	79	5	16.7	.445	.337	.754	1.9	.6	.4	.2	5.7
2010–11	Atlanta	47	12	17.8	.393	.315	.857	1.8	.6	.3	.1	4.5
2010-11	Washington	26	12	27.4	.439	.346	.933	2.8	.6	.7	.4	9.7
Career		538	123	19.7	.444	.363	.785	2.5	.8	.5	.2	6.7

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Sacramento	3	0	18.7	.600	.500	.800	2.3	1.0	.7	.0	6.0
2005–06	Detroit	16	0	6.3	.533	.636	.875	.9	.2	.1	.1	3.3
2006–07	L.A. Lakers	5	0	16.4	.385	.385	.000	1.6	.6	.4	.0	5.0
2007–08	Orlando	10	10	28.2	.507	.417	.625	2.5	.7	.8	.1	9.0
2008–09	Atlanta	11	8	24.1	.431	.286	.667	1.5	.9	.6	.3	6.2
2009–10	Atlanta	11	0	13.5	.297	.300	.000	1.2	.2	.8	.0	2.3
Career		56	18	16.7	.447	.392	.771	1.5	.5	.5	.1	5.0

External links

• NBA.com Profile - Maurice Evans
• Maurice Evans at Basketball-Reference.com