Derrick Favors and Evan Turner are the two marquee draft picks playing in the Orlando Summer League, and they have both struggled in their first three games.  With Favors, you can understand his struggles since he is only 18 and still learning how to use his body.  Turner though, well that’s a little bit more of a mystery.  Turner, was the most experienced and pro ready prospect coming out of the draft, so he was expected to have a good summer league.  It’s been quite the opposite however, and it leaves me to ask the following question.  Should the Sixers be worried about this performance?

No, They Shouldn’t Be Worried

Not A Ton Of Touches

During Summer League, you usually have some young guys who have been in the NBA a year or two trying to be “Summer League Heroes.”  Taking a ton of shots and trying to get their numbers up.  On the Sixers, these Summer League Heroes have been Jrue Holiday, Jodie Meeks, and Marreese Speights.  This summer, Meeks has gotten up 12.3 shots, while Holiday has put up 12.6, and Speights has taken 14 shots a game.  Meanwhile, Evan Turner has only gotten 7.6 shots a game.  Not only that, but it seems that Turner’s teammates miss him when he is open every once in a while:

Here, Turner is spotting up, but after Speights makes the catch, he makes no attempt to get the basketball to anyone and just jacks up a shot. Sixers’ fans can rest easy knowing that Evan Turner will be getting more touches during the regular season.

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