<font><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Reggie Evans admits he's greedy and selfish on the basketball court.</font></p> <font>But he's not talking about when his team is looking to score — he means when somebody takes a shot and the ball is about to come off the rim.</font></p> <font>“Just being determined, willing and real greedy,” said Evans of his approach to rebounding. “That's a phase of the game you can be real selfish. It's different than scoring in basketball. It's just doing everything to get the rebound so we can get the outlet and be ready to run.”</font></p> <font>While Evans, a sixth-year pro, only played 17.1 minutes per game for the Nuggets last season, he averaged 7 rebounds. That translates to an average of 19.7 rebounds per 48 minutes, which was tops in the league.</font></p> <font>Hitting the boards, defending and providing toughness are the primary reasons the Sixers traded Steven Hunter and Bobby Jones to Denver on Monday for the 27-year-old Evans and young shooter Ricky Sanchez, who will play overseas this season.</font></p> <font>“The one area he loves is rebounding the basketball, which is an area he can fulfill for us,” said team president Billy King during a news conference to introduce Evans on Wednesday afternoon.</font></p> <font>Evans learned he'd been traded on his way to work out at a gym in his hometown of Pensacola, Fla. He was thrilled by the news, especially since he played such a limited role in Denver, and it could have decreased this year with the return of Kenyon Martin.</font></p> <font>“I'm just happy knowing the organization wanted me,” said Evans, who'll make $4.3 million this season and has $14.7 million left over the following three years. “That's the biggest thing.”</font></p> <font>As for the possibility that the 6-8, 245-pounder could start at power forward for the Sixers, he said he hasn't thought that far ahead.</div></font></p> Source: Philly Burbs</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Evans admits he likes going after loose balls.</div></p> Well done. </p>
