1. Tyreke Evans had a brilliant little game — 21 points on 8-13 shooting, 8 rebounds and 3 assists with just 2 turnovers.

2. Tyreke Evans did not get an early extension to his rookie scale contract before the midnight ET deadline.

Evans wasn't perfect in the opener — he had an atrocious five-second violation in the final minute of a tight game (yeesh) and took just two three-pointers in 39 minutes, which helped deflate the team's total. But he was really, really good.

If the opener was instead a bit of noise in another average season, then the Kings can either get him for a fair value, trade him for pieces at the deadline, do a sign-and-trade in July or let him walk while focusing salary elsewhere. It'd be a huge disappointment, but at least it wouldn't be a huge expensive disappointment.

If Evans develops this season and wows, well, that's why the Kings drafted him. If he disappoints, well, that's why the Kings didn't extend him. It's a win-win, which is pretty darned rare around here.