Sullinger, Turner finally set to team up

[KG Living Legend]

BOSTON -- Jared Sullinger will always wonder what might have been if Evan Turner had returned for his senior season at Ohio State.


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Evan Turner and Jared Sullinger will finally get to be teammates in Boston.
Sullinger sounds fairly certain that the Buckeyes would have competed for a national championship. Even after Turner leaped to the NBA, Ohio State won its first 24 games of that 2010-11 season and earned the top seed in the East before being upset by Kentucky in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

The two are finally set to team up this season for the Celtics. Turner's signing isn't official yet, but Sullinger is excited to soon have another Buckeye in Boston.

"We were talking about [missing each other at Ohio State] a couple weeks ago," Sullinger said Friday after leading a youth basketball clinic at Hennigan Elementary School in Jamaica Plain. "If it wasn’t for the lockout the following season, [Turner] probably would have stayed for his senior year and the team we would have had my freshman year would have been special."

The two players worked out together at Ohio State this summer with Turner posting a snapshot of him and Sullinger on Instagram after the duo scrimmaged some current members of the Ohio State squad. Sullinger said both he and Turner are excited about the potential to play together.

But Sullinger also acknowledges that Turner's stock is low at the moment after he faded from Indiana's playoff rotation despite being acquired from Philadelphia for a postseason push last season, but expects big things from him.

“I think everyone is down on him because of how the trade happened and what happened in the trade and how Indiana played," said Sullinger. "I think people misunderstand Evan. He’s a great basketball player, great teammate. I’ve known him for years, he’s all about winning. That’s his main goal. We bring a great opportunity for him."

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[indeedproceed]

That's nice. Hope it turns out.

[Future Celtics Owner]

It would be great if ET blossomed here.

[Beat LA]

Evanalmighty?



Turner hasn't even been signed yet, has he?  What's the holdup?  There's got to be a trade coming with the number of guys on the roster.  Either that, or guys like Babb and Bogans are just going to be waived, because this team makes absolutely zero sense right now haha

[Celtics4ever]

Being from Ohio, OSU was never stronger than in the 60's.   The ET and Sullinger teams would not have been top flight or beat the likes of UK or Duke.  It is mainly a football school these days but Thad Matta has had some nice teams.   Clark Kellog was probably the best OSU pro since the days of Havlicek.   Conley is decent.  Oden was a bust.  ET is on the edge of bust and Sullinger is just beginning his journey.  But being a star at OSU does not always translate to NBA success.   MI and MI State  and IND have done the best at NBA guys in the big ten.   MN did have Kevin McHale, Bird went to IND but transferred to IND state a non big ten school.  That being said I hope they do well in the pros and enjoy their chance to play together.

ET would have been a fool to stay in school.  He was a number 2 pick and I doubt he would have been higher had he stayed.  Sully might have gone higher has he not stayed in school so long as he dropped in the draft for various issues.

[aporel#18]

Now if Danny signs Greg Oden for the minimum we have a great story...