The Wolves’ awaited workout of marquee point guards this morning was missing Steph Curry, but it got a late addition when Tyreke Evans agreed to participate rather than work out solo for the team this afternoon.

Evans said he didn’t want to been seen as running away from anything. David Kahn said Evans’ decision to play alongside Jonny Flynn, Jrue Holiday, Brandon Jennings, Ty Lawson and Jeff Teague shows he’s a competitive guy.

In that group, here was my initial impression: Evans is big. Really big. HUGE, as least compared to those point guards. He looked like a linebacker among place kickers.

Kahn said he and his staff have to be careful in their conclusions because of that disparity and when asked if Evans is point guard and shooting guard, he, of course, said it only matters that he’s “a basketball player.”

Flynn was impressed with Evans’ physical presence.

“He can get to the basket whenever he wants,” Flynn said.

Other impressions, not necessarily all culled from the workout:

Flynn is the most charismatic.

Jennings is the best passer — perhaps a great passer — with vision in transition.

Holiday just carries himself like an NBA player, seems like a really solid person and great size for a point guard.

Lawson looked like he might have been the most in command of running things.

Kahn also called completely false reports that Mark Jackson is his pick for coach and said again that he has no list and won’t begin to compile one until after the draft.

I’d peg Jackson and Mike Fratello as the most likely guys to get the job. He wondered about what happened to the old days, when he would have gotten a call to confirm or deny a report before it got published.

A couple other things:

Good thing Kahn revealed today that he has unlimited cell-phone minutes because, from word around sources in the league, it sounds like his phone is ringing non-stop, especially in talks with the Wizards. That would have to mean discussion about Washington’s fifth pick. Look for Kahn to try to get that one or Memphis’ second in addition to his own sixth.

The Wolves will bring Swedish forward Jonas Jerebko, a tough, long 6-9 small forward, for a workout Sunday and are still trying to line up DeMar DeRozan for early next week.

Kahn said they were working, too, to get a look at Hasheem Thabeet, Ricky Rubio and James Harden in case they can move up, but the Wolves likely would have to go see those playes and perhaps only for a visit, not a workout. He also said they’re trying to get a look at Steph Curry, but said it’s not monumental if they don’t because they know enough about him and interview him in Chicago.

Jerebko is a candidate for that 28th pick if they keep it.

Since it’s my blog and I can…If I were PBO, I’d do what it takes — Mike Miller or Randy Foye, a draft pick, expiring contracts, taking back a bad (but not debilitating) contract — to get Washington’s fifth pick and completely rebuild the backcourt with Holiday (great size, perimeter defense! at point) and Evans, Harden or DeMar DeRozan at shooting guard with the fifth and sixth picks and then wait for a trade or next year’s draft to find that shot-blocking center.

I’d also hire Paul Silas as coach and make Mark Jackson the associate head coach with the agreement he’ll take over when Silas, who turns 66 next month, has scratched his itch for that final job in a few years. You’d be getting a positive, excellent people manager for a young team who’s also a tough-love kind of guy while you groom Jackson. Silas was greatly underrated when he coached Charlotte and Cleveland.

UPDATE: DeRozan is due in for a workout Monday morning.

SECOND UPDATE: The more I think about it, if the Wolves can get the Wizards’ fifth pick, they might be able to take that 5th pick, their 18th pick and swap with Memphis to move up and get No. 2, keep No. 6 and still keep Kevin Love.

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