05-07-2020, 06:53 AM
I get the view that Wood played great for half a season. His per game box score stats exploded in the games he started. But, he had excellent advanced stats all season. Dallas had him on the summer roster for a brief time. Not sure if they liked him and someone came along with a better offer or if they didn't like something about him then (which would color how they feel now).
Back to Turner, most probably know he changed to Duffy at the end of 2019. He works out at the Mav's facility and plays pickup games with the guys during the summer. So, he is certainly no mystery to anyone in the organization. Indy fans feel he's an all-NBA defensive team candidate. I'm not sure Maxi ever gets to that level. Bleacher proposed a deal that sent Maxi, Curry and Brunson to Indy (no picks). That takes us back to previous conversations...do we really want to wipe out the entire bench for one guy? Turner isn't especially gifted offensively. His on-off has been positive in two of his five seasons and he doesn't exactly light it up in RPM. Indy was almost two points per 100 better when he was off the court this last season than when he was on.
The main thing he does is really impact the other team's PP100 when he's on the floor. The Mav's could certainly use that. I'm all over Kleber, Curry and #31, but once you start adding Brunson or #18, it starts to feel expensive. We aren't positive of the fit with KP and there are other bigs out there available for the MLE or less. I'd rate Capela as roughly equivalent and he only cost Atlanta a 2024 2nd, a 2020 1st and Evan Turner's expiring deal.
Back to Turner, most probably know he changed to Duffy at the end of 2019. He works out at the Mav's facility and plays pickup games with the guys during the summer. So, he is certainly no mystery to anyone in the organization. Indy fans feel he's an all-NBA defensive team candidate. I'm not sure Maxi ever gets to that level. Bleacher proposed a deal that sent Maxi, Curry and Brunson to Indy (no picks). That takes us back to previous conversations...do we really want to wipe out the entire bench for one guy? Turner isn't especially gifted offensively. His on-off has been positive in two of his five seasons and he doesn't exactly light it up in RPM. Indy was almost two points per 100 better when he was off the court this last season than when he was on.
The main thing he does is really impact the other team's PP100 when he's on the floor. The Mav's could certainly use that. I'm all over Kleber, Curry and #31, but once you start adding Brunson or #18, it starts to feel expensive. We aren't positive of the fit with KP and there are other bigs out there available for the MLE or less. I'd rate Capela as roughly equivalent and he only cost Atlanta a 2024 2nd, a 2020 1st and Evan Turner's expiring deal.