Grade the Evan Turner signing

[Phantom255x]

I feel whether he's used in another trade this year, or we keep him for the year it's a nice signing. 

I don't see how anyone can bash the idea of signing him considering the options left around the league and our inability to sign much more unless through exceptions or trades.  Danny is stockpiling until free agents are dried up.  Once that's over maybe he makes trades with the assets he's ever-so-cleverly acquired over the last month.  I look at it as a stepping stone in the process and by no means an end all be all. 

I like it.  More to work with.  A name to sell.  Maybe Turner does well here and we sell for more than expected.  We aren't paying much for him and he has upside so who cares?  Where's the negative impact here?  We're among the most professional organizations in the entire league.  Evan Turner is not destroying the Boston Celtics' chemistry. 

I graded it an A.

He seemed to destroy the Pacers chemistry.  Not sure why its supposed to be less likely to happen with the Celtics.

It was Hibbert and Stephenson who ruined the Pacers chemistry. If im not mistaken Hibbert even called his own team selfish to the media so obviously people within the locker room got mad, including Turner. And the Pacers IMO ruined Turner with their poor sportsmanship. Also, they barely played him, which hurt his stock/stats a bit. I mean, Turner was a great player and great locker room guy when he was with Philly. Indy ruined him for the most part. Hoping he can become a solid contributor for us

[guava_wrench]

Don't know about the terms of the contract, but it's likely short term (1-2 years) and for a little less than MLE amount (<5.3M).

Personally, I give it a B for now. It will be an A if we utilize this signing in a trade for Monroe (50/50 chance) or Love (1% chance) or just a rim protector or valuable asset. By utilize I mean more in the sense of, if we trade Green or Turner away (it's not just that we sign Turner and trade him straightaway, we can sign Turner for assurance if we trade Green). If we trade Green we still have Turner to work with at SF. If we trade Turner then we can see it as a move done for an even better one.

As of now, if the roster stays the same, I say B, hoping he can really mature with this culture change and with Brad Stevens, and Stevens can make Turner a scorer like he did Crawford, maybe avg 10-15 points a game with a few 20+ point outings. He probably would average 20 mins tops playing time behind Green. He can rebound efficiently as well.

I am confident the Celtics will make AT LEAST one more move this offseason, probably in the form of a trade as the roster is loaded and we have used up MLE for the most part and 10.3M TPE, unless we choose to utilize the Wizards 4.3M TPE this offseason as well.

What grade would you guys give this signing?

I do NOT want monroe. He is not a rim protector. can you imagine a  how bad our big men will be at defense with monroe and olynyk

Then get Monroe and get rid of Olynyk. Or have Olynyk play when Monroe is sitting. I don't see the point in passing on Monroe due to Olynyk. I like Kelly, but Monroe is a lot better.

[C3LTSF4N]

I feel whether he's used in another trade this year, or we keep him for the year it's a nice signing. 

I don't see how anyone can bash the idea of signing him considering the options left around the league and our inability to sign much more unless through exceptions or trades.  Danny is stockpiling until free agents are dried up.  Once that's over maybe he makes trades with the assets he's ever-so-cleverly acquired over the last month.  I look at it as a stepping stone in the process and by no means an end all be all. 

I like it.  More to work with.  A name to sell.  Maybe Turner does well here and we sell for more than expected.  We aren't paying much for him and he has upside so who cares?  Where's the negative impact here?  We're among the most professional organizations in the entire league.  Evan Turner is not destroying the Boston Celtics' chemistry. 

I graded it an A.

He seemed to destroy the Pacers chemistry.  Not sure why its supposed to be less likely to happen with the Celtics.

It was Hibbert and Stephenson who ruined the Pacers chemistry. If im not mistaken Hibbert even called his own team selfish to the media so obviously people within the locker room got mad, including Turner. And the Pacers IMO ruined Turner with their poor sportsmanship. Also, they barely played him, which hurt his stock/stats a bit. I mean, Turner was a great player and great locker room guy when he was with Philly. Indy ruined him for the most part. Hoping he can become a solid contributor for us

I agree with this and I think it could be another steal in the end by Danny Ainge. 

[jdz101]

We gave up virtually nothing for him.

He's a reasonably talented player, and could land us something if he plays his heart out this year.

Shouldn't be anything other than an A or B

[Mr October]

If it is a 1 year deal, a B.

If it is 2 years, at say 5 million per year, a C.