Remembering Evan Turner as a Trail Blazer

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports The Portland Trail Blazers traded Evan Turner to the Atlanta Hawks for Kent Bazemore on Monday. We discussed the move yesterday and will run an entire feature from a Bazemore expert tomorrow. In between, though, let’s address this Mailbag question about the other player in the deal, Portland’s departing wingman.

Dave,

Your reaction to ET getting traded? I’m feeling relief finally. Even though Bazemore’s contract is just as big, it feels like light at the end of the tunnel finally. We’re not locked into the same thing and soon we might not be locked into anything. That’s a good feeling for me and I want to know if you’re greeting ET departing with applause or…