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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Sacramento Kings have extended a qualifying offer to guard Tyreke Evans, making him a restricted free agent. Kings general manager Pete DAlessandro announced the move Tuesday that allows the team to match any contract offer Evans receives from another team. Evans averaged 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 65 games last season. Evans was drafted fourth overall out of Memphis in 2009 and won the NBA Rookie of the Year that season. He is averaging 17.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 257 games over four seasons with the Kings.Ron Hextall Jersey .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. Sean Couturier Jersey . White came in fourth place in the event. He was the two-time defending gold medallist. 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At about the 3-point line, Westbrook whipped a bounce pass toward his teammate, who took it from there for a layup.With that, Westbrook earned his 10th assist and another triple-double.It wasnt even midway through the third quarter.He can do so many different things, Atlantas Thabo Sefolosha marveled after Monday nights 102-99 loss to Westbrook and the Thunder. Its definitely mind-blowing. And the way he does it. Hes everywhere.Seems that way, for sure.The Oklahoma City star is working on one of the greatest seasons in NBA history, having already piled up 11 triple-doubles in the Thunders first 22 games.Hes had six in a row, the leagues longest such streak since Michael Jordan had seven straight in 1989. More impressively, Westbrook is averaging 31 points, 11.3 assists and 10.9 rebounds through more than a quarter of the season.The last player to average a triple-double for an entire season was Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson in 1961-62. He finished at 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists.Obviously, the league hasnt seen something like this in a long, long time, Thunder coach Billy Donovan said.To give it a bit more perspective, Jordans streak came during a season in which he finished with 15 triple-doubles.Westbrook is only four off that total with 50 games still to go.No wonder he heard chants of MVP! MVP! -- even while playing on the road.Its crazy, man, Westbrook said. Its definitely catching me off guard.He got off to a slow start offensively against the slumping Hawks, missing seven of his first eight shots. But Westbrook was helping his team in other ways -- crashing the boards and looking for the open man, giving him seven rebounds and eight assists by halftime.Its unbelievable, teammate Anthony Morrow said. Hes getting it within the game. Its not like hes forcing it. Its something Ive never seen before. Its a blessing for all of us to be a part of thatt type of greatness.ddddddddddddOf course, it was just a matter of time before Westbrook found his shooting range.That came in third quarter, when he suddenly got hot.Westbrook made five of his last seven attempts in the period, swishing three of them from outside the 3-point arc. He had 16 points in the third, outscoring the Hawks all by himself to stretch Oklahoma Citys one-point halftime lead to a 14-point cushion heading to the final quarter.Atlanta rallied down the stretch, but Westbrook helped preserve the victory. He finished with a line that is becoming all too familiar: 32 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, not to mention a steal and a block.Its just picking your spots, he said nonchalantly. The game will tell you what to do. When its time to be aggressive, thats what its time for. Thats what I try to do.When Kevin Durant bolted for Golden State, Westbrook knew hed have to take on more of the load in Oklahoma City. He seems to have put the entire franchise on his back, prodding and cajoling his teammates to come along for the ride. The Thunder have won all six games during his triple-double streak, climbing to first place in the Northwest Division.He does a great job of getting his teammates involved, Atlantas Tim Hardaway Jr. said. In the first half, you could see it. Hes gets on `em when they dont make the pass, when they dont make plays. But they love that about him. You can see that. They take it to heart.Perhaps the only question is whether Westbrook can maintain this sort of pace and intensity for an entire season.At least hes got a few days to rest up.The Thunder are off until Friday, when they host the Houston Rockets.I get satisfaction from winning, Westbrook said, shrugging off his individual achievements. Thats the most important part to me. My guys do an amazing job of working with what I give them and making my job easy.---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/paul-newberry . ' ' '