We've gushed about Evans already so I won't cover it here, but I will say that his jumper is developing further than I expected, which is good because his ability to get to the basket is already at an elite level. On the other hand, Casspi's development has been a bit under the radar. I like the opening he's taken advantage of (Garcia's injury, Nocioni's limbo status on the team given his veteran status, fat contract relative to production, etc) and his hunger to succeed. But the more important development was how easily the three point shot has translated for him--granted I might be speaking so soon, but I had concerns about how his funky looking shot would translate here, and so far it looks like it's been a huge thrust for his offense. If that shot is really down pat, we really have a steal, that's for sure, and I'm thinking we have.
What's especially funny is that I wasn't in total awe of the draft we had,
but I did note that Petrie had a knack for picking players under the radar, at the expense of more highly-sought names. It wasn't the ideal draft, but it was a good draft when combining the three players, and I gave that draft a B back then. Now that I see the opening that Reke and Casspi are getting with injuries to KMart and Garcia abound, it's looking way better for future prospects.