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Boston’s Evan Turner to sign 4 year, $75 million deal with Portland

Whoa.

A big chip fell in NBA free agency early on the first full day of permissible contract talks -- and from an unlikely source.

After an up-and-down start to his career in Philadelphia and an unmemorable, contentious cup of coffee in Indianapolis, Evan Turner seemed to have found solid ground with the Boston Celtics.

A staple in the Cs’ rotation, Turner teamed with fellow former Buckeye Jared Sullinger and former Butler coach Brad Stevens to help reestablish Boston as a perennial playoff staple.

Upon another free agency go, however, Turner’s elected to both potentially help his championship aspirations and make some bank in the process.