It is rare that contracts end up being a perfect win-win. An innumerable amount of circumstances have to align perfectly for both a team and player to have the same short and long-term goals at the same time while also being the right fit for each other. That is exactly what happened for Tyreke Evans and the Indiana Pacers this summer.
Evans ventured into free agency looking for a sizeable one year deal that allows him to hunt for a long-term contract next summer when more teams have money. A short team deal allows him to prove that his exceptional season last year was not a fluke, too.