Remember how so many complain that we rely too heavily on the 3 and need more guys who can score midrange and in?
If you look at the Boston fan forums probably 80-90 % of the posts in the ET appreciation threads are bummed that he's gone. I had to laugh when a guy posted "I hated him before he came here and hated him the whole time he was here. Now that he's gone I just realized I'm really gonna miss him." Hmm, sounds like a Blazer fan.
Turner's going to be a fantastic player for us. The only problem is that I was hoping for a game-changer in the form of Whiteside or Howard. Shrug, I'll get over it... at least sooner than most people here....
4 million would not change flexibility and so we go over the cap it not the luxury tax we going over.
http://www.celticsblog.com/2016/7/5...s-career-was-brief-but-helped-boston-become-a Very nice read about our new addition.
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4721616/the-very-quotatious-evan-turner This guy is gold. I like him already
How is it that ESPN has already added Dwight Howard to Atlanta's roster on their trade machine, but Evan Turner is still on the Celtics....
Official Press Release! TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN EVAN TURNER Free agent wing joins Trail Blazers from Boston PORTLAND, Ore. (July 7, 2016) – The Portland Trail Blazers have signed free agent guard/forward Evan Turner, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey. Turner, 27, joins the Trail Blazers from the Boston Celtics, where he netted averages of 10.5 points (45.6% FG, 24.1% 3PT, 82.7% FT), 4.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 0.99 steals and 28.0 minutes in 81 games (12 starts) last season. “Evan's skill set on the court and character off the court are ideal additions to our team and the culture we are working to build in Portland,” said Olshey. “We expect him to be an impact player on both sides of the ball and are very pleased he chose our organization as his home for the next four years.” The second overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, Turner holds career averages of 10.7 points (43.2% FG, 30.5% 3PT, 77.7% FT), 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 28.6 minutes over six seasons with Philadelphia, Indiana and Boston. Turner (6-7, 216) has playoff experience in five of his six seasons, and averaged 13.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.33 steals and 1.00 blocked shot in six games for the Celtics during the 2016 NBA Playoffs. Following his junior year at Ohio State, Turner swept the national player of the year honors in 2009-10, winning the Naismith Trophy and the John R. Wooden Award along with the USBWA, Associated Press and NABC player of the year awards.
Evan is another ball-handler," Stevens said of Turner back in 2014. "He's a bigger guy who can switch defensively or guard shooters. Evan likes to be in at the end of the game. That's kind of Evan's thing. He plays pretty well in those moments.........
