The 76ers are in full tank mode right now, because they want to get a good pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. They have already traded star point guard Jrue Holiday to the Pelicans for Nerlens Noel and a first round pick. The 76ers are already in a good position to do poorly this season, but they still have two or three players that have some trade value. I am sold on this tanking plan, and I think that the 76ers should trade whoever they can to make this team worse, and one person that I think needs traded is Evan Turner.
Evan Turner is a six foot seven shooting guard/small forward out of The, Ohio State University. He was the second overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, so he definitely has a ton of potential. His first three season in the NBA have been rather disappointing. Over the course of his short NBA career, he has averaged 10.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. That is definitely not bad, but he was a second overall pick three years ago, a lot more is expected of him. He has only been in the league for three years though, and he was drafted second overall three years ago, so he still has a lot of potential. With this being said, he still has some trade value. I think the 76ers should trade whoever they can to make this team worse, and trading Evan Turner would definitely make them worse, and they could get something good for him because he still has
some trade value.
There have been some rumors swirling around, saying that the Minnesota Timberwolves are interested in Turner. This makes sense because the Timberwolves' small forward, Chase Budinger, is out indefinitely with a knee injury. The Timberwolves do have Shabazz Muhammad, and there is a possibility that he would start over Turner at small forward, but even then Turner would still be a sixth man. An Evan Turner trade to the Timberwolves makes a ton of sense for both the 76ers, and the Timberwolves.
I am fully sold on this rebuilding process, and that's why I think that the 76ers should trade Evan Turner right now, while he still has some trade value.
