If anything has been surprising about how the 2013-14 campaign has played out for Evan Turner and the Philadelphia 76ers, it's the fact this relationship remains intact.
Neither party entered this season under false pretenses.
First-year coach Brett Brown said he saw "six NBA players" on his roster in training camp, via Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, but general manager Sam Hinkie didn't go searching for more. For better, or hopefully worse, this is what Brown would have at his disposal.
Turner was one of those six NBA bodies, but he didn't see himself staying in the picture. Unable to secure a contract extension before the season, the impending restricted free agent has seemingly long envisioned a future outside of Philly.
"Hinkie is not my GM," Turner said, via Jason Wolf of USA Today. "He doesn't owe me anything. ... We're going in different directions and everything like that."
Those directions apparently haven't changed. According to Sporting News' Sean Deveney, the Sixers "have been stepping up their efforts" to find Turner a new home before the Feb. 20 trade deadline.
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