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| Turner, Evan | Ohio St. | 6'7" | 214 | SG, SF | Jr. | Turner won every major college Player of the Year award in 2009-10 by averaging 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists per game. He is a versatile player that can legitimately play Point Guard, Shooting Guard, or Small Forward. He showed the ability to hit meaningful shots. He has some grit. …He moves gracefully with the ball in his hand. He has an easy time scoring. ...Has a back-to-the-basket game to go with his advanced face-up skills. ...He owns a right-to-left crossover dribble that gets him space for his jump shot. He is an excellent rebounder -which combined with his vision makes him a triple-double threat (and not just a Luke Walton type triple-double threat. Turner has ways to SCORE.) ...Right-handed. His three-year numbers at Ohio State: .502 FG%, .760 FT%, .362 3-pt. ...By all accounts Turner is a kid that loves basketball. That is big. ...Has a tendency to be careless with the ball. Turnover prone. ...Evan Turner reminds me of a cross between Paul Pierce, and Brandon Roy. That's pretty good company. |
Where do I expect Turner to be taken? Most likely 2nd.
Our best advice: In 2003 - the 2nd pick was Darko Milicic. We said - "take Carmelo Anthony".
Our worst advice: In 2006 - the 2nd pick was LeMarcus Aldridge. We said - "take Tyrus Thomas".