Is retaining Evan Turner a must now this offseason?

[jbpats]

What a difference a season makes, although that can be said about the majority of our team this year.
Evan has taken over the role IT filled last year off the bench. Energy boost, great passer, taking it strong to the basket. It's been apparent that he's been a critical part of our success as of late. At the start of the season I'd say you were crazy if you said this but ET is turning into a must resign this off season.
A lot of the focus has been if we should retain Sully throughout the year but I think it's time to talk Turner.
I think he's a must, he gels perfectly with this team and is a clear leader off the bench.
The question is his worth. I'd personally put it at 6-7 mil per year over 4 years.. Interested to hear others point of view on this matter. Is that too much? Too little with the cap going up? Do fans want him back?
He's converted this fan, let's keep ET in green!

[greece66]

With all these picks and FAs very few players are a must.

Having said this, he is a good fit, and obviously enjoys playing for the team. Has the right age too.

Hope he stays.

[SHAQATTACK]

For Chief ... it 's a "MUST"

 

[rollie mass]

how many players are there of his calibre that are 6-7 play multiple positions,rebound,creative in the paint ,need no help getting to hoop, very good mid range and durable-i have stated about his durability many times-his skill set is hard to match and he is just entering prime-he fits this team and coach-
maybe he should spent the summer with a 3point coach
your not going to find this kind of player-evan is rather unique
i see evan becoming even better under brad

[jambr380]

I am hoping we can retain him at around $7M/yr, but he seems to be outplaying that number as of late. His cap hold will be small so regardless of how much we need to pay, we can still sign a stud FA and go over the cap to sign him - same goes for Sully. We definitely have an exciting bunch of young players. I expect some of them to be gone in a trade at some point and that will be disappointing, but consolidation is still the key heading into the offseason.

[NHHillbilly]

I agree.  Evan has skills and enough athleticism to be very good.

In their interviews, all the celtics, Isaiah included, keep saying "Make the right basketball play".
When Steven's is asked how a player played in a game, he say the fluffy irrelevant stuff:  he shot well, he didn't shoot well, and so on.  But then he says:  he made the right basketball plays or he did not make the right basketball plays.   He was locked in on defense or he let the other team be the aggressor.  The other team was into us, or we pressured them.

This is exactly the atmosphere for Evan Turner and he can get better.

Whether or not he stays probably depends on how well he realizes he needs this team.

I would even be willing to use a draft pick on a player with untapped potential like Skal L.  A podcast said he had talent but was not aggressive enough and made lots of dumb plays.  The podcast said Skal L. could be successful if he went to the Spurs but was a likely flop on most teams.  Steven's success with Turner makes me think Boston is becoming like the Spurs:  we can develop some tough to develop players. 

It would not work to fill the Roster with guys like Turner, but one Turner might actually be good for the team.  I think it is a plus for the locker room and practice to have a laid back guy there when Smart and Crowder are in full beast mode and their competitive natures could get out of hand.

[KeepRondo]

Turner is a huge part of the success the Cs have had. Its hard to see the Celtics not resigning him.

The only chance we don't is if we get Durant and Horford and another team over values Turner and the Cs decide to save money.

[dreamgreen]

It seems he is a keeper at this point. I don't see us finding someone in free agency that is better and you can't count on a rookie or a young player so I imagine he stays. With the cap going up so much he will get $10-12m a year I bet, that's the hard part. Can you pay a bench guy that much?

[BudweiserCeltic]

No.

[Ogaju]

He is our best ball handler bar none  retain him or face the consequences.

[csfansince60s]

ET has ice water in his veins and he is a SCORER. Is he a marksman? No....but....he can put the ball in the basket, especially down the stretch. You can't teach that.

Many people hated on the guy before he even played a game for us. Called him a malcontent, a selfish player, a locker-room problem.....before he even played a game for us. And a lot of that stemmed from his stint at Indiana, where the deck was stacked against him from the get go.

First, he replaced Granger, the vet locker-room glue guy and mentor to Paul George and to a lesser extent Sir Lance. The team didn't like that. Then, he was competing for time with Sir Lance whom Vogel deferred to, especially in handling the ball. ET was literally sent to the corner as a spot up shooter!!!!!!! Then came the bloody fistfight in a practice where ET defended a teammate who was being called out by Sir Lance on a personal matter. ET showed honor in this situation, and I admire him for that.

But people labeled him a "malcontent", so not worthy to be a  C, like DJ or Charlie Scott, I guess. He wasn't and he isn't.

He wisely stayed at OSU for 3 years, deservedly getting the Wooden Award as the best basketball player in the country in his final year.

ET is worth 8-10 mil/year for 4-5 years to me. He has sneaky, sometimes explosive athleticism but his game isn't dependent on that. I can see him lasting 10 more years in this league, much like Andre Miller (one of my favorite non-Cs).

I hope circumstances let us get our big fish and allow us to sign him too. I would dread him going to the Nets or any of the teams that we are in direct competition with.

[Rosco917]

ET has ice water in his veins and he is a SCORER. Is he a marksman? No....but....he can put the ball in the basket, especially down the stretch. You can't teach that.

Many people hated on the guy before he even played a game for us. Called him a malcontent, a selfish player, a locker-room problem.....before he even played a game for us. And a lot of that stemmed from his stint at Indiana, where the deck was stacked against him from the get go.

First, he replaced Granger, the vet locker-room glue guy and mentor to Paul George and to a lesser extent Sir Lance. The team didn't like that. Then, he was competing for time with Sir Lance whom Vogel deferred to, especially in handling the ball. ET was literally sent to the corner as a spot up shooter!!!!!!! Then came the bloody fistfight in a practice where ET defended a teammate who was being called out by Sir Lance on a personal matter. ET showed honor in this situation, and I admire him for that.

But people labeled him a "malcontent", so not worthy to be a  C, like DJ or Charlie Scott, I guess. He wasn't and he isn't.

He wisely stayed at OSU for 3 years, deservedly getting the Wooden Award as the best basketball player in the country in his final year.

ET is worth 8-10 mil/year for 4-5 years to me. He has sneaky, sometimes explosive athleticism but his game isn't dependent on that. I can see him lasting 10 more years in this league, much like Andre Miller (one of my favorite non-Cs).

I hope circumstances let us get our big fish and allow us to sign him too. I would dread him going to the Nets or any of the teams that we are in dirsct competition with.

This^
Sometimes a player takes time to find, and tweak his game. Yes... Turner makes mistakes, but lately he looks more like a player that still has up side. He's a rather unique player. IMO sign him to a fair contract.

[Denis998]

he is a big factor for us coming off the bench. I can see him earning 10-13 million this offseason.

[KeepRondo]

Seems like ever since Stevens decided on a set rotation that Turner has played very good.

Here are Turner's stats for February.

12 pts
6.6 rebounds
5.6 assists
47% shooting
3.3 FT attempts which was a nice increase also

Those numbers stay pretty close if you add the last week and a half in January and the two games in March.

[jbpats]

he is a big factor for us coming off the bench. I can see him earning 10-13 million this offseason.

Would a bench player making 10-13 mil a year cause tension in the locker room?
IT, JC, AB all make 7-8 mil a year.
Not saying it would but you'd have to wonder..