12-24-2020, 03:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-24-2020, 03:58 PM by StepBackJay.)
(12-24-2020, 03:39 PM)DanSchwartzman Wrote: I don't know about that one. Turner is the 62nd highest paid player in the league and The Athletic ranked him somewhere between 62 and 80 in its recent player ranking. I suspect Indy would expect a pretty good return for Turner. I think the questionable value is the Dipo rental.
The age old question is still one of fit...mainly defensively. Can Turner and KP play together? Is he that elusive guy who can spread the floor, guard AD in the post and take on scoring wings on the perimeter when teams go small. I'm beginning to think that guy is more of a "unicorn" than THE Unicorn.
So for what it's worth I was listening to the BS pod this week and Russillo said that he asked some execs if they were tire-kicking on Turner and they were like "what, no?" (I am paraphrasing). It is interesting that Boston didn't want him essentially for free.
To your question ya it's a good one - can Turner and KP play together? If not then the Mavs wouldn't pursue. Right now Turner is having to guard the perimeter more when he plays with Sabonis. I am interested if I can get Turner in a pure like dump situation. I am not sure whether the Pacers are there quite yet but honestly they might be. If you send back Johnson they might be good with that simply bc they could probably find a better fitting player via some other trade (such as one that sends out Oladipo) or wait until the offseason to get a guy for MLE.
(12-24-2020, 03:50 PM)cow Wrote: Turner's reasonable contract and the absurdity of returned value in recent trades makes me think you are right.
As far as the perfect pairing for KP, I keep thinking of Dwight Powell analogs as that seems like the Mavs goal. You'd want someone super athletic that can rim run and finish around the basket and someone that would improve on Dwight's rebounding, defense and outside shot making ability. That doesn't really feel like Turner to me. His name comes up a lot around here but that really feels like Aaron Gordon.
Who are you thinking could be that improved version of what Dwight Powell brings?