Grade the Evan Turner signing

[Phantom255x]

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?

[Hawkeye199]

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

[Phantom255x]

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

Im not saying I would give up anything to have him on the team, but realistically Monroe is our only likely shot. Dieng is possible, but I doubt Flip lets us get him. Maybe get an expiring Robin Lopez? Or take a risk on Emeka Okafor or Oden?

[Beat LA]

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

Im not saying I would give up anything to have him on the team, but realistically Monroe is our only likely shot. Dieng is possible, but I doubt Flip lets us get him. Maybe get an expiring Robin Lopez? Or take a risk on Emeka Okafor or Oden?

Pretty please with a cherry on top?

[indeedproceed]

For the Turner signing, "C". It's your standard reclamation project. Sometimes they go well (Danny Green, Xavier Henry to a certain degree last year), sometimes they don't (Darko). Turner..who knows?

[Draft XIV]

I like Evan signing.

[BudweiserCeltic]

For the Turner signing, "C". It's your standard reclamation project. Sometimes they go well (Danny Green, Xavier Henry to a certain degree last year), sometimes they don't (Darko). Turner..who knows?

Darko should've worked. Still not sure what went wrong there, he got injured, "mom got sick" and that was that.

[Mazingerz]

For me its an incomplete - until I see how he fares with the Celtics system

[gar]

Don't like it because of what it means for James Young. Have to believe they have some good info from Bird in terms of what the locker room issues were; but is strange that Indy is letting both Stephenson and Turner go. Sounds like the wanted to keep Stephenson.

[pearljammer10]

F minus times infinity.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Barring any new information, so far this is an A+ move.

[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.

[moiso]

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.

[erisred]

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.

I don't know, it may have been more about Grainger going out than Turner coming in.

[C3LTSF4N]

I don't know enough details on the Pacers behind the scenes but from what I gathered Turner wasn't the cause of the Pacers declining at the end of the year.  Turner barely played.  I think the same thing would have happened if Turner wasn't on their squad.