Funny that when I think on the biggest overpays of the off-season, these 2 players jump to the top of the list. The NOP GM is seemingly making a run @ B King of BRK for the GM with the biggest scorched Earth policy for giving up a(nother) lotto pick for a good not great player in a quest to top out as an 8 seed in the West. Asik isn't young (I think he's 29) and now he'll go into next off-season knowing NOP gave a 1st for the right to give him max $$ for a year. For a guy whose value was generally considered ~$10M per year on the T&T board, he's now going to open the bidding at $15M and if NOP doesn't resign him, then they would have lost a likely lotto pick for nothing. Not saying Asik isn't good and I very well could see him take home the Comeback PotY due to his last season but would you have given up the BRK pick swap with minimal protections for 1 year of him? That's basically what NOP gave...Jamaaliver wrote:I think he is on the verge of a career resurrection in BOS and, I have he and Omer Asik as my two favorites for the Comeback Player of the Year Award. (That's still a thing, right?)
In a different vein, I was absolutely shocked by the contract Turner got. I mean he was basically salary filler for IND to dump Granger and he didn't even fit that role well by getting into a fight with one of the stars before a playoff game... smdh. I was expecting the mini with a BAE sized deal (what Bazemore got) if he was lucky enough to get a couple of team bidding on him (there weren't). Now, we've been in on him in the past and BOS is another stat dominant FO who overpaid him up front in FA, so maybe others are seeing something I'm flat not. I just see an inefficient player who likes to dribble around a lot and miss long 2's. If Stephens can spin Jordan Crawford into a 1st then I don't see the harm in giving him Evan Turner, but I can't fault anyone for deciding not to get into a bidding war with someone who was already willing to overpay from the get.
Jamaaliver wrote:Anyone think he might be worth a look as a long term project? Could a change of scenery, veteran teammates and an efficient offensive system be enough to turn around his career?
Shrug. To me, he's a 'tweener without the overall athleticism or game to be much more than a Microwave type off the bench scorer as an ultimate upside. In a "normal" year, I wouldn't mind burning a roster spot on that - especially considering we could probably pick him up in a salary dump. The problem is that this year, we have all our roster slots spoken for. So what would be the corollary move to land him? Cut Jenkins or Muscala? Forget about a vet since Rivers couldn't fill the role off the court. If we made another move and consolidated some of our parts then sure, but I can't see us taking him over anyone we currently have on the roster.