The Miami Heat's new big three of Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh visited Philadelphia to open the season last night, but the game was also noteworthy for being our first look at #2 draft choice Evan Turner. Turner was a first team All-American guard at Ohio St. last season, and was voted the top player in college basketball by numerous publications. For a team that had been mired in mediocrity for nearly a decade, Turner represents the potential to develop into the superstar we have so clearly missed since Allen Iverson's departure. Turner failed to impress during the preseason. According to Bill Simmons, "When you talk to NBA people, they keep lobbing red flags in the air about him. Bad body language, a step slow, doesn't really have a position, bad fit with Iguodala, Doug Collins already hates him. " Despite these concerns, Turner's performance in his first regular season game was a bright spot. Although Miami defeated the Sixers 97-87, Turner's team high 16 points and overall performance on the court gave Sixers fans reason to be optimistic. Turner seems to carry himself with a confident swagger that his been missing from the team for quite some time, and has made highlight reels with his sick crossover on Dwayne Wade, seen below around the 40 second mark.
Very reminiscent of a crossover from another rookie Sixers guard
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