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longstrangetrip wrote:I'm really scratching my head at the Blazers giving Evan Turner $70/4. They have their starting guards, so why does $18 per year make sense for a guy to come off the bench and not shoot very well?

I'd say he's going to be their starting SF with Aminu off the bench or playing small ball 4.

2 of Harkless, Henderson, and Crabbe are likely gone with that signing. I wouldn't mind seeing Crabbe or Henderson here.

I like Turner as a player, but not at that price. With Lillard, McCollum, and Turner they have 3 very good ball handlers on the wing. All of them are playmakers who can create a shot for themselves or others. I think they'll be difficult to defend.

longstrangetrip wrote:I'm really scratching my head at the Blazers giving Evan Turner $70/4. They have their starting guards, so why does $18 per year make sense for a guy to come off the bench and not shoot very well?

Plus he's a bit of a screwball.

Something called Solomon Hill just got 52/4 from NOLA. Maybe I'm not the NBA fan I thought I was, because I had to look him up. I'm not impressed.

longstrangetrip wrote:Something called Solomon Hill just got 52/4 from NOLA. Maybe I'm not the NBA fan I thought I was, because I had to look him up. I'm not impressed.

Hill flashed a 3pt shot in the playoffs, but it was nonexistent most of the season. He really doesn't do anything well ... shoot, pass, defend or rebound. That's probably the worst signing so far.

TheFuture wrote:

longstrangetrip wrote:I'm really scratching my head at the Blazers giving Evan Turner $70/4. They have their starting guards, so why does $18 per year make sense for a guy to come off the bench and not shoot very well?

I'd say he's going to be their starting SF with Aminu off the bench or playing small ball 4.

2 of Harkless, Henderson, and Crabbe are likely gone with that signing. I wouldn't mind seeing Crabbe or Henderson here.

I like Turner as a player, but not at that price. With Lillard, McCollum, and Turner they have 3 very good ball handlers on the wing. All of them are playmakers who can create a shot for themselves or others. I think they'll be difficult to defend.

I think you're right about playing him at SF, but I think that might be a team that really struggles to rebound and defend. I don't know...seems kind of misguided to me.

Advanced stat guys love Hill. Duncd on podcast thought Wolves should have gone after him. That contract shows extreme confidence in him.

Phenom's_Revenge wrote:Advanced stat guys love Hill. Duncd on podcast thought Wolves should have gone after him. That contract shows extreme confidence in him.

15 mins per game, 4ppg, 3rpg, 1apg. He got paid 12mil+ for those numbers. He'll be making more than steph curry next season.

TheFuture wrote:

Phenom's_Revenge wrote:Advanced stat guys love Hill. Duncd on podcast thought Wolves should have gone after him. That contract shows extreme confidence in him.

15 mins per game, 4ppg, 3rpg, 1apg. He got paid 12mil+ for those numbers. He'll be making more than steph curry next season.

Hahah...that made my brain explode a bit. What is going on in the NBA?

slimcalhoun27 wrote:

TheFuture wrote:

Phenom's_Revenge wrote:Advanced stat guys love Hill. Duncd on podcast thought Wolves should have gone after him. That contract shows extreme confidence in him.

15 mins per game, 4ppg, 3rpg, 1apg. He got paid 12mil+ for those numbers. He'll be making more than steph curry next season.

Hahah...that made my brain explode a bit. What is going on in the NBA?

No clue, but i'm starting to agree with Abe. This is not going to sit well with a lot of players, especially those like Jimmy Butler or Klay Thompson who are locked in for another 3 years while making the same amount of money as an Evan Turner, Evan Fournier,Mozgov etc. Maybe i'll wake up tomorrow and reality will be here again.

TheFuture wrote:

Phenom's_Revenge wrote:Advanced stat guys love Hill. Duncd on podcast thought Wolves should have gone after him. That contract shows extreme confidence in him.

15 mins per game, 4ppg, 3rpg, 1apg. He got paid 12mil+ for those numbers. He'll be making more than steph curry next season.

Hahah...that made my brain explode a bit. What is going on in the NBA?