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This week's Mr. Fifteen is Utah rookie forward Jeremy Evans.
The 23-year-old Evans made the Jazz after being taken in the second
round, 55th overall, out of Western Kentucky. He is raw -- he only
averaged 10 points a game during his senior season for the Hilltoppers --
but he knows how to play (he shot better than 60 percent from the floor
every season at WKU and is the school's all-time leader in blocked shots)
and has ridiculous athletic ability; Evans high-jumped 6-feet-11 inches
in high school despite having no formal training in the sport, and thinks
he could have been Olympic caliber if he had stuck with it.
But to make it in the NBA, Evans will also have to add 30 or so pounds to
his rail-thin, 196-pound body. With the Jazz, Evans has appeared in 18
games, averaging 6.4 minutes per game.
Me: Coming from a small town (Crossland, Ark.), is this what you thought
it would be?
Jeremy Evans: It's everything I thought it would be, and more. Coming
from a small town, you only see so much. I really didn't watch TV, but I
just knew that everybody looked at (NBA) players like idols, looked up to
them and everything. It's everything I thought.
Me: How many people are in Crossland?
JE: Probably like 6,000, if that. It may have grown a little bit, but not
too much.
Me: So at any given home game in Salt Lake, there's more people in the
arena than there are in your hometown?
JE: Oh, yeah. Probably at Western Kentucky it was that, too.
Me: When did you start to think the NBA was a realistic possibility for
you?
JE: Probably high school. I knew I was taller than every other player
that I played against, but not only that, the talent level. And then
coming in college, seeing I had a chance to play there. Coaches told me
if I keep doing it, I have a shot.
Me: Who was the best guy you played against in high school?
JE: Probably Thaddeus Young (the Sixers forward). I'm sure he doesn't
remember it, but I had to guard him the whole time, and he guarded me,
and I had like 17 on him. So it was a big deal for us ... I think we
almost had a chance to win. It was a last-second shot, and I missed it.
But we were pretty close.
Me: What was life like growing up and how important was your mother's
presence?
JE: Growing up, it was just me, my brother and my mom. She had a brother
who played, and he had a chance. But a lot of things didn't work out with
him (he is currently in prison). She would always tell me that if I
believed in God and everything, I have a shot. We always went to church
and everything, and I always believed her. I was always probably the
skinniest one, so a lot of people told me that I probably couldn't make
it. But I really didn't listen to that. Just kept pushing. I'm just proud
to say that everything worked out, and my mom was right. It's just crazy
to think back to where you came from and say you made it.
Me: What are they doing to put weight on you?
JE: I try to eat as much as I can all the time. I talk to the
nutritionist, try to get four or five meals in a day. Shakes and
everything else that possibly could help. Coach said it's going to come
with time and age, 'cause I've been trying ever since I got in college,
and before that. It's just the way I'm built. I've tried.
Me: Are you lifting? What are you benching right now?
JE: I'm not sure, because we don't do like a whole lot of weight. We just
do reps, try to get stronger and faster and all that. I'm not sure.
Me: Describe the first time coach Sloan screamed at you.
JE: I'm not sure what you call screaming is what I call screaming. I
don't think he's screamed at me yet. He's probably told me, like not
really directly but towards the team, but I'm sure it was pointed at me.
I always try to do what he asks, and every coach. If you do what they
ask, you'll be fine. He's not too bad.
Me: How friendly have you gotten with Gordon Hayward (Utah's first-round
pick)?
JE: We're pretty close. We're the rookies and we've got to stick
together, try to make it through. It's not been hard, because the vets,
they're pretty good guys. It's been pretty easy so far. I guess that's
the only person you can really go talk to, because the other guys, they
always have something going on. They have a wife and kids. So Gordon,
he's the only one I really talk to. Both of us have girlfriends, and
we're built like the same. Got the same struggles on the court. Just
slightly different posititions, but one day, they say I'll probably play
the 3/4. I work on guarding him all the time, one-on-one, just me and
him. But we talk about a lot.
Me: What has impressed you the most so far about the NBA?
JE: That the players are really smart. And even though the game isn't as
fast as I thought it was, like going back and forth, up and down, it's
still fast. It's set up different. Guys may execute their moves slowly,
and then speed it up. You've got to be ready for anything. They know
exactly what they're doing and when they want to do their thing.
Me: How much do you pick up from this team about what it takes to be a
title contender?
JE: They're very serious. Just watching them, practice, you go out there,
and in the game. After the game, if it's a loss, you see the expressions.
They don't take it lightly. Even though you have a game the next day,
they're still thinking about what else could possibly help. They're
always talking about it.
Me: What do you think your career arc is going to be?
JE: I don't want to say too much, but I think I'm going to be doing
pretty good, especially if I continue to work at it, work as hard as I
have. I'll probably be a lot stronger and know the game a lot more.
Smarter, knowing what moves to execute at the right time.
Me: What was Draft night like?
JE: Oh, man, it was like a dream come true. You always dream about making
it to the league. A lot of people, that's not a big possibility. There's
few numbers that make it. I was just sitting there. I really didn't know
what was going on. I didn't know I was going to get drafted. There's
nothing better you could ask for. A lot of guys know they're going to
make it ... just to go to the area where I was, and watch the Draft with
family and friends, particularly not knowing what's going to happen, the
excitement, it's just out of the blue. I was just sitting there, and
after they called my name, I took off running. I didn't know what to do
...
Me: You took off running?
JE: Yeah. I ran out the building. I was just excited. I needed some fresh
air. It got kind of warm.
Me: What would you be doing if you weren't in the NBA?
JE: Probably trying to find like a career in art. Newspaper cartoonist,
murals. There's a lot of things you can get into.
Me: Do you still draw every day?
JE: I've picked it like, maybe, the last week or two. I've started a
couple of pictures. Try to do a series, maybe, with the team. A couple of
guys that I've got going.
Me: How long does it take to do a portrait?
JE: Well, I like to take my time, but I'm always rushing. Just ready to
see what the finished product is going to be like. I think that takes
away from a lot that I can do, but I think it's still fun.
Me: What's your favorite piece?
JE: A good piece of Michael Jordan that I did, back at home. I wouldn't
let it go.
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