Tyreke Evans

Tyreke Evans (knee) scores 20 points in Pelicans' loss

New Orleans Pelicans guard Tyreke Evans (knee) made his season debut in Tuesday's loss to the Memphis Grizzlies and scored 20 points with 10 assists, five boards, one block and two 3-pointers in 31 minutes.

What It Means:

Evans doesn't seem to be returning on a minutes restriction, and that means he's back to being a valuable fantasy asset.

The Pelicans rank 27th in the league with a 28.5 nERD. Evans' return should provide a boost though as Evans' 4.6 win shares contributed ranked third on the team last season.