No thread on Turner to Celtics?

[gasolina]

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/7/21/5924187/evan-turner-signs-boston-celtics-nba-2014

[gasolina]

Unless a deal is in place for Rondo... not sure what the Celtics are doing. Seems like a lot of average-ish players

[stallionaire]

Danny Ainge aka mr. take 2 steps forward and 1 step back

[ballup]

Turner was signed with part of the MLE, more like a tryout rather than the Celtics looking to build with Turner.

[Spaulding]

Unless a deal is in place for Rondo... not sure what the Celtics are doing. Seems like a lot of average-ish players

Looks like they are just gonna tank again. They need to get rid of Rondo though, sad to have a start wasted on a lottery team.

[Levity]

poor, poor turner. had he not been traded to indy, a team may have offered him a decent enough contract due to the numbers he put up in PHI. but once teams saw how he played on a competent NBA team, those offers vanished.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

That's a lot of ball dominant players without a jumper. Wade to Celtics next?

[Mr. Incredible]

The Pacers just got better.

[Uncle Drew]

I remember how everyone, including myself, thought that Indiana had the title - or at least the EC championship - on lock after the Turner/Granger trade. Oh boy...

[PJR]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317692&page=3

I remember a couple of ISHiots telling me Turner was going to get 10 million a year lol.

[tragicbronson]

I love watching him play when he is confident and gets it going but he needs the ball to be productive and he is not that good to be your first ball handler.

[Shade8780]

Mediocre hell, here we come.

[Real Men Wear Green]

He makes no difference. None. Ainge is stockpiling average players for no discernable reason beyond tanking. Another year of watching other teams for me.

[Done_And_Done]

poor, poor turner. had he not been traded to indy, a team may have offered him a decent enough contract due to the numbers he put up in PHI. but once teams saw how he played on a competent NBA team, those offers vanished.

Pretty much this. His time in Indy literally obliterated his stock value. Millions were lost due to his inability to gel with that roster...

[Derka]

He makes no difference. None. Ainge is stockpiling average players for no discernable reason beyond tanking. Another year of watching other teams for me.

He's 6'7"...so I'm trying to convince myself that Jeff Green is on the trading block here. Evan Turner is just one move among many. That's the only way this makes sense unless we're tanking again.

[ballup]

Or Ainge could just be stockpiling assets for a future trade(s).

[Im so nba'd out]

Turner is awful unless he has the ball in his hands all the time like a pg...

[Real Men Wear Green]

He's 6'7"...so I'm trying to convince myself that Jeff Green is on the trading block here. Evan Turner is just one move among many. That's the only way this makes sense unless we're tanking again.
We're tanking again.
Or Ainge could just be stockpiling assets for a future trade(s).
I don't like talking in this way about a human being as it's a bit insensitive but what kind of "asset" is the Pacers' fourth best (or whatever) guard? His trade value will peak when his contract is set to expire.

[CelticBaller]

****

[Real Men Wear Green]

Pats are a serious threat to win the AFC, so at least we can watch football.

[ballup]

We're tanking again.
I don't like talking in this way about a human being as it's a bit insensitive but what kind of "asset" is the Pacers' fourth best (or whatever) guard? His trade value will peak when his contract is set to expire.
He was a #2 pick a while back, so he still will have some kind of interest throughout his career. He'd probably be a sweetner to a deal if anything.

I'm just talking like how Ainge talks. :confusedshrug:

[b1imtf]

Aw **** no...

[UConnCeltics]

This team is on a collision course with 9th or 10th place in the East. Ship out Rondo and Green.

[stalkerforlife]

Turner can play.

Just needs the right situation.

[irondarts]

One of the most inefficient players in the league.

[QuebecBaller]

Come on guys, there's hope in this guy. He's a #2 pick, just like Darko, Beasley, MKG, Derrick Williams, Thabeet, Marvin...

oh...

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs4/1877074_o.gif

[Heatles201]

I see Turner as one of those guys that puts decent numbers on " bad teams"

[To4]

He sucks, deal with it..

[BlackWhiteGreen]

I think they're aiming for Jordan Crawford, and to be honest, if they can squeeze a couple of 2nd rounders out for him it's worth doing.

From a playing time standpoint though, I don't really see where he's getting any with the currently constructed roster. At the 2/3, Bradley, Young and Green should be getting more minutes, and I'm not totally convinced he's better than Wallace (who is gash but doesn't shoot, so it increases shots for the young guys).

[Brokenbeat]

Come on guys, there's hope in this guy. He's a #2 pick, just like Darko, Beasley, MKG, Derrick Williams, Thabeet, Marvin...

oh...

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs4/1877074_o.gif


:roll:

[JohnFreeman]

Maybe he can redeem himself

[East_Stone_Ya]

One of the most inefficient players in the league.

http://cdn.cosbysweaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/turnerdunk.gif




and then


https://i1.ytimg.com/vi/GCR4kVv08YM/mqdefault.jpg

[BlackWhiteGreen]

He did hit 2 game winning buzzer beaters last year to be fair

[Ratnik]

He makes no difference. None. Ainge is stockpiling average players for no discernable reason beyond tanking. Another year of watching other teams for me.
A true fan right there, ladies and gents. :applause:

[gasolina]

I can see him being our scorer off the bench, idk I'm fine with it, as long as Rondo doesn't get traded......
Off the bench you already have Marcus Smart and not you add another ball dominant guy with no jumpshot.

Also Gerald Wallace

[GimmeThat]

I actually think that with a healthy Rondo. A Celtics/Pacers series would be really fun to watch.

[salwan]

I dont know what we are trying to accomplish here, but in danny we trust :confusedshrug:

maybe we can increase his value and ship him out at the deadline for some picks/young guys :confusedshrug:

[JohnnySic]

Meh, he's OK, but I dont see how he fits.

More trade fodder I guess.

[Real Men Wear Green]

Celts are going to have one of those "deep" teams where the second unit is on par with the first but the first unit is almost always worse than the opponent's. 25-30 wins.

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Wallace ball dominant? He took about 3 shots a game last year. He'll be benched for Young anyway, or should be.


Celts are going to have one of those "deep" teams where the second unit is on par with the first but the first unit is almost always worse than the opponent's. 25-30 wins.

ie one of those teams ripe to make a trade... I just don't see who the player they can trade for is

[GimmeThat]

Celts are going to have one of those "deep" teams where the second unit is on par with the first but the first unit is almost always worse than the opponent's. 25-30 wins.

I might be going high with Smart's defense. But I expect that as well as the addition of Turner to make up more than just having depth. but a good defensive team over all.

They also got gift wrapped Tyler Zeller from the Cavs.

That's 3 1st round pick in terms of addition in one off-season instead of 3.



Lots of assets

[ILLsmak]

Pretty much this. His time in Indy literally obliterated his stock value. Millions were lost due to his inability to gel with that roster...

Life ain't fair, but yeah. That team was a wreck. No one was gelling not even their all star c. Turner needs to stick somewhere. Its gonna be a shame if he never gets to develop into an integral part of a team cuz they keep trading him. Imo low money Turner is a steal. He's not injury prone and can ball, but indy did shit on his stock.

-Smak

[kshutts1]

I think Turner's a good player to have on a team with a lot of scorers/shooters. He would have been a great fit for the Lakers. Would also be nice with the Kings. Not sure where/how he fits with the Celtics. But Boston does have a lot of trade-able assets right now, with Rondo, Green, and Wallace. Ainge will certainly make some sort of move with two, if not all three, of those guys.

[ProfessorMurder]

Bleh, how many f*cking guards do the Celtics need?

They've need a damn center for 4 f*cking years.

[mentallooser]

He's not a bad player. He just didn't fit on the Pacers. He is a natural ISO player. That's a great thing to be in the right system, just didn't work for him in Indiana.

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Bleh, how many f*cking guards do the Celtics need?

They've need a damn center for 4 f*cking years.

Who is available at C?

[Hey Yo]

http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=317692&page=3

I remember a couple of ISHiots telling me Turner was going to get 10 million a year lol.
Turner's agent commented today

[DMV2]

I still think Turner can become a good player. He'll be like Billups, just needs to find a team he can really thrive under.

[ProfessorMurder]

Who is available at C?

Pelicans got Asik for a pick. Monroe is a RFA.

Plus over the last 4 years there's obviously been more.

[Meticode]

http://cdn3.footbasket.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cj7zgmrnjpx4pajtpagh.gif

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Pelicans got Asik for a pick. Monroe is a RFA.

Plus over the last 4 years there's obviously been more.

Yeah, could have had Asik, Monroe is out of our price range.

There has, but really, how many were realistically available? May as well let Zeller and Olynyk try out there for a while.

[bluechox2]

indiana destroyed his worth :lol

he would have cashed in on a great year on a bad team if he stayed in philly and his decent scoring average