Tyreke Evans For Rookie Of The Year Petition! Help out our own Sacramento King's Tyreke Evans. I gotta support our local guy even if the Kings aren't where I wish they would be in the standings. Go sign the Petition to endorse Tyreke to be Rookie of The Year. Tyreke is one hell of a player and we are lucky that he feel into our lap with the 4th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. According to my nephew Jayden he is the best player in the NBA, and he models his game after him even though he is only 7. A little back ground on Reke: Evans attend the University of Memphis and entered the draft after only playing one year of college ball. Evans was named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played from the beginning of the season through November and also December. Tyreke Evans won the 2010 Rookie/Sophomore Game MVP award after recording 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals on 11/15 shooting. In an act of sportsmanship, he chose to share the award with DeJ