-In his first year of his life he gets chicken pox, pneumonia, asthma and measles.
-This kid desperately needs emergency room services.
-His adenoids and tonsils need to be taken out due to severe breathing problems.
-When he is 3 years old he needs stitches due to a concussion after he got hit by a car.
-He required speech therapy due to over sized baby teeth and an overbite.
Where is this kid now? Number 2 draft pick in the NBA Draft, to the Philadelphia 76ers, Evan Turner. Evan's Mum Iris James said on draft day 'His a very hard worker, very determined person, so I knew he would archive anything he would put his mind on, but to get to this level um it is just absolutely amazing.'
'The Villan' Evan Turner, is putting up 7ppg and 4rpg for Doug Collins 76ers this season. Turner is getting minutes off the bench for Philly, but is making an impact for the 76ers. He put up 23 (a season high) points in a match @ Phoenix in late 2010.
Turner had a sensational collage career at Ohio State. As a Freshman Turner averaged 9 points a game and 4 rebounds a game. Turner really showed off his skills as a Freshman during the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. Averaging 18ppg, 7rpg, 4Aapg and 3 steals a game in the semi final and the final. Ohio State went on and won the tournament.
On December 8, 2008, February 2, 2009 and February 9, 2009 Turner was named the Big Ten player of the week, all during his Sophomore season at Ohio State. Turner led the Buckeyes in points (17), rebounds (7), assists (4) and steals (2). Evan and current Cleveland guard, Manny Harris finished the season in the top ten of points per game, rebounds per game and assists per game, only the 4th and 5th players to do this in Big Ten history. Turner also lead the Big Ten in scoring that year.
The Villain, was a villain in his Junior year with the Buckeyes as he put up 20ppg, 9rpg and 6apg. In Turner's first game of the season he recorded his first ever triple double in the Coaches vs. cancer classic. He was named the Big Ten player of the week in the first 2 weeks of the new season. He got his second career triple double against Lipscomb, helping him to get his 3rd player of the week in the season. Evan suffered a major back injury which was going to keep him out for 2 months, but that wasn't going to stop The Villain. Evan returned early, on January 6, 2010. Going into the Big Ten championship, Turner helped get the Buckeyes to the number 1 seed. In the first round Evan's amazing 37 footer 3 point game winner got the Buckeyes over the line against rival's Michigan. Turner put up 31 points in Ohio's second round win against Illinois. In the final against Minnesota, Turner had another amazing game, scoring 31 points as the Buckeyes won the Big Ten championship.
Turner will become a force in the NBA as long as he keeps on improving and working on his game. Evan has gotten a lot of help from 76ers forward Andre Igoudala in his rookie season. Evan will try and help Philly get back to the playoffs, and please the 76ers fans.
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