Evan Turner is officially a Sixer

Ever since the Sixers won the rights to draft second in the 2010 NBA Draft, the general consensus has been that they would draft Ohio State guard Evan Turner. Despite some initial wavering and some speculation that they might be after a big man, the Sixers got the best player available and took Turner in Thursday's NBA Draft.

In Turner, the Sixers get a player who has an NBA-ready game and will be able to contribute right away. The shooting guard has no glaring weaknesses as he can handle the ball, create his own shot and play a little defense. About the only thing Turner doesn't have is range from the outside but you can live with that when he does everything else so well.

Coupled with point guard Jrue Holiday, the Sixers now are set in the backcourt for at least the next decade. Sure, picking Turner to go along with Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young makes the Sixers a little wing heavy, but they were smart to not pass up someone who arguably could be the best player in the 2010 draft.

Here is Turner's profile from NBA.com and his profile from DraftExpress.com.

With no more picks in the draft, here is a breakdown of how the Sixers roster looks right now:

Guards:
Jrue Holiday
Evan Turner
Lou Williams
Willie Green
Jodie Meeks

Forwards:
Andre Iguodala
Thaddeus Young
Elton Brand
Andres Nocioni
Marreese Speights
Jason Kapono
Jason Smith

Center:
Spencer Hawes

With 13 players under contract for next season, it looks like Ed Stefanski won't be very active in the free agent market. If he wants to add any more pieces, he will have to make some deals. Personally, I would love to see the Sixers unload Willie Green and Jason Kapono.