Dalek wrote:Yeezus_ wrote:No one knows if Turner was actually on the table in years past. If it doesn't come from a credible source, it's probably not true. Even if it does come from a credible source, who knows how many picks they actually wanted. I highly doubt they were trying to just "dump" Turner because Sabonis was on the team.
If Turner was ever going to Toronto then OG or Siakam would be the return Indy expected. It just would never happen with Masai until this year when hope was lost.
For what it's worth, Turner is a mediocre player. He usually gets eaten alive by star bigs like Embiid and Jokic. He has only looked really good this year and even then I don't know if he is a playoff star.
Turner in a vacuum, yes, is a mediocre high end role player. he's more of a system player but he does solve a problem in a siakam/barnes team with spacing.
The Raptors were/are also missing an entire bench as well.