Philadelphia 76ers: Evan Turner
Bio:
Birthday: 10/27/88
NBA Position: Shooting Guard/Point Guard/Small Forward
Class: Junior, Ohio State University
Ht: 6'7"; Wt: 215 lbs
Hometown: Chicago, IL
NBA Comparison: Brandon Roy
Strengths:
- Big combo guard with great versatility and a tremendous feel for the game.
- Extremely smooth with the ball in his hands and has a bag of tricks offensively.
- His handles are that of a point guards; Has supreme confidence with the ball in his hands with an excellent crossover.
- Great mid-range game with the ability to change directions and get defenders off balance to create looks.
- Good upperbody strength allows him to absorb contact and make plays at the rim.
- Strong finisher. Very adept at finishing after contact. Also utilizes the glass effectively.
- Has a good runner when he meets up with shot blockers in the paint.
- Understands how to use his body to shield the ball from opponents.
- Has a great ability to drive which really sets up his ability to pull up for shots.
- Utilizes the spin dribble to get by opponents effectively and into the paint.
- Creative playmaker with the ability to find others for shots when his path to the basket gets cut off.
- Solid vision and a good passer capable of finding the open man.
- An above average athlete with good speed and long arms.
- Makes a lot of impressive plays at the basket using excellent body control and creativity.
- Jumpshot has good form.
- Has a big wingspan (near 7-foot); his long arms allow him to disrupt passing lanes.
- Draws a lot of fouls on drives due to his aggressiveness.
- Runs down a lot of loose balls and makes plays based on desire and hustle.
- One of the best defenders in the draft.
- Plays with a high level of intensity at all times no matter the game situation.
- Good rebounder off the wing.
- Solid free throw shooter at 79%.
- As a Junior, he is one of the more mature players in this draft and one of the most clutch.
- Coming in as the AP Player of the Year and National Player of the Year
Weaknesses:
- Not a freak athlete, but above average by NBA standards.
- At times appears to be susceptible to being thrown off his game by physical defensive play.
- A better scorer than shooter.
- Needs to improve his catch and shoot ability and expand his range and consistency from the perimeter.
- Sometimes drives too much if it is too effective and forgets about his jumpshot.
- At times can fall in love with the dribble and become too ball dependent; needs to improve off-ball play.
- His creativity can lead to being a little careless passing the ball.
- Not great at setting defenders up off of screens and shooting spot up. He prefers to create a rhythm with the ball in his hands dribbling off screens or creating off isolation.
- Injury issues as he missed 4 weeks with two fractures in his back but was deemed to have fully recovered before the March NCAA tournament so doesn't seem to be much of an issue.
Consensus: Like Brandon Roy was in 2006, Evan Turner is the most NBA ready player in this draft class, could go #1 but most likely will go to the Sixers at #2. Also the most versatile guard in the draft as he can play and guard 3 different positions but will most likely play Shooting Guard in the NBA. A threat for a triple-double on any given night.
Philly's other options: The Sixers have said they'd be open to packaging the #2 pick to any team who would be willing to take back Elton Brand and his enormous contract off their hands. Or they could draft Derrick Favors (a maybe), DeMarcus Cousins (not likely) or Wesley Johnson (a maybe)
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