2010 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Evan Turner

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2010 NBA Draft Scouting Report: Evan Turner

Position: Small Forward

Size: 6-7, 205

School: Ohio State, Junior

Strengths:

All-around offensive game

Great creator off the dribble who can score in multiple ways

Nice pull-up jumper

Outstanding body control when attacking the basket and not afraid of contact

Can initiate the offense because of his ball-handling and court vision

Ability to set up his teammates off the drive and dish

Excellent leaper who can finish strong at the rim

Can post up smaller defenders

Very active rebounder

Quickness and length helps him on the defensive end

Can guard multiple positions

Weaknesses:

Turns the ball over quite a bit as he tries to do too much sometimes

Not a great free throw shooter

Must become more comfortable with his outside shot as he only attempted 25 threes last season because of his stellar ability off the bounce

Falls in love with his spin move too often

Summary: Turner has come back from injury and not missed a beat, returning to his stud status as the favorite for National Player of the Year. He will almost certainly be the second-overall pick after John Wall and won’t fall out of the top four.

Player Comparison: Scottie Pippen. Pippen was often used in a point-forward role with the Bulls while running the triangle offense. Turner morphed into a point forward this season and was excelling at that position prior to his injury. Both players were multi-faceted with their game, but I think Turner has more star potential while Pippen was better off in a complementary role.

RELATED LINKS:

2010 NBA Mock Draft

2010 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings

2010 NBA Draft Scouting Reports

Written by Paul Banks of NBC Chicago and the Washington Times, and David Kay of the The Sports Bank.
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