When Jacob Evans was drafted by the Golden State Warriors with the 28th pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, he was billed as an immediate contributor. Drafted just before his 21st birthday after spending three season at Cincinnati where he was named to the All-AAC First Team, the hope was that Evans would provide wing depth for a bench-depleted Golden State team looking to complete its three-peat quest.

Neither of those things ended up occurring. The Warriors lost in the NBA Finals and Evans barely spent time on NBA courts. During the 30 games he played, Evans cleared double-digit minutes just four times.

Instead, Evans spent a majority of his rookie season in the G League. He showcased a well-rounded game, one predicated on defense, but also contributed on offense in multiple areas. Warriors assistant general manager Larry Harris later revealed in an interview that the team was preparing Evans to be Golden State’s backup point guard for the 2019-20 season.

The expectation heading into the 2019 NBA Summer League, therefore, was that Golden State could finally showcase Evans in his new position, hoping he could serve as the focal point of the team’s offense.

And done that he has.

Over the first three games of Summer League, Evans has arguably been the Warriors’ most impressive player. His 16.0 points per game are currently second on the team and he leads Golden State in rebounds (6.0) and assists (6.0) per contest.

Digging a little deeper into Evans’ game, let’s look at his passing. Evans has routinely been able to find his teammates within the half-court offense and during transition opportunities.

Just take a look at this pinpoint pass to a cutting Jordan Poole for a relatively easy layup:

Coming into the NBA as a relatively limited shot-creator, Evans has flashed some skills with his handle and shot-making, leading to some tough made baskets. In this clip, we also get to see some of his floor vision on display:

Jordan Poole and Jacob Evans each have 10 PTS as the @warriors lead 46-37 at the break on NBA TV! #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/sUpJfAwBId — NBA TV (@NBATV) July 9, 2019

Evans has also maintains physicality on both ends of the court — his calling card in college — finishing through contact in the clip below:

Since Summer League is often fast-break oriented, defense can be tough to analyze. However, Evans continues to work extremely hard on the less glamorous end of the court and shows signs that can be an asset on defense.

The one thing that we have not seen from Evans yet is three-point shooting.

He struggled in both the G League and in the NBA from behind the arc, shooting 30.5 percent and 26.7 percent, respectively, and this area of Evans’ game still lags a little. But with a plethora of shooters on the roster surrounding him (Stephen Curry, D’Angelo Russell, Klay Thompson, Alec Burks, Jordan Poole, Eric Paschall and Omari Spellman), Evans has the ability to let this aspect of his game come along later.

We’ve seen some really promising things from Evans just in the early part of Summer League. If he can carry this production through the whole tournament and into the regular season, Golden State might have found another diamond in the rough.