Some gems so far from Jimmy Smith's season ending chat today

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I'm on record as saying I think Tyreke Evans is the best point guard on the team, and the team's second-best player.

Better court vision (than Jrue), ability to penetrate, and durability.

He's a better facilitator. Can see the floor better than Holiday.

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I agree with him for the most part

I'll go ahead and downvote myself before the Holiday defenders come through

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Williams has one year remaining on his contract and a team option beyond next year.

What the Pelicans should do, and soon, is announce they're picking up that option for the 2016-17 season, thus endorsing the work Williams did this year in improving the team's record by 11 games and giving him an additional year of job security that he unquestionably earned.

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Found this in the middle of his year end article. I've never heard anything about an option in the 16-17 season...

And in another article from ESPN's Marc Stein says it again LINK

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His bond with Davis, in particular, has been well-chronicled. Bear in mind, furthermore, that Williams essentially has two years left on his contract, with a team option in 2016-17 to follow next season's guaranteed campaign in 2015-16.

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And another quote from Stein about Demps contract

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Like Williams, Demps actually has two years left on his contract, with a team option in 2016-17 looming after next season. ?There have been no tangible signals that his job is under any real threat.

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So what's the truth?!

I really don't like Tyreke as the team's starting PG, but if he play up to the level that he has played this season while coming off of the bench in a Jamal Crawford type role that would be ideal.

I'm aware that he wasn't very good in that role last season, but maybe that will change.