Maybe you guys are tired of hearing about former Arizona Wildcats guard Josiah Turner, but I honestly can't keep from wondering how he'll do. The potential and obvious distaste for school exhibited by Turner make him an enigma. And like few others before him, success overseas could lead to an NBA future if he truly has learned not to take his talents for granted.
Like Brandon Jennings and Jeremy Tyler before him, Turner can make himself into an NBA draft pick in a non-traditional way. So I've kept my eyes open, and today he appears to have played in a preseason game.
I'm not sure if this is his debut, but it just might be. Below the jump, I used the power of Twitter to piece together his outing, which appeared to be in Romania. It looks like he dropped 14 points and had seven assists in just 19 minutes of play. Apparently, everything is going well so far.
He's listed as a starter on the Albacomp team roster . Talent-wise, the only thing I know about this team is that center Akos Keller is also listed in the starting lineup. Keller spent this summer with the Phoenix Suns on their' Summer League squad. So the level of play can't be that bad, right?
[<a href="http://storify.com/offensivelyfoul/piecing-together-josiah-turner-s-euro-debut" mce_href="http://storify.com/offensivelyfoul/piecing-together-josiah-turner-s-euro-debut" target="_blank">View the story "Piecing together <a class='sbn-auto-link' href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145025/josiah-turner" mce_href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/145025/josiah-turner">Josiah Turner's</a> Euro Debut" on Storify</a>]<h1>Piecing together Josiah Turner's Euro Debut</h1><h2>Former Arizona Wildcat Josiah Turner debuted in the preseason with his Hungarian team, and in gathering a collection of tweets, we determine he played pretty well.</h2><p>Storified by Kevin Zimmerman · Fri, Sep 07 2012 11:47:59</p><div>First, we see that Josiah is clearly in the Euroleagues, as he tweets a picture of a game.</div><div>Loud ass drums and horns..Watchin this game after us http://instagr.am/p/PSCIFum8Kz/Josiah Turner</div><div>Indeed, they take their professional ball pretty serious in Eastern Europe. We know he plays for a Hungarian team, but we don't know where or against which opponent. </div><div>@Josseyy_ u played today relly?Game ™</div><div>@TheeNamesB yeah yeah out here in RomaniaJosiah Turner</div><div>OK, OK. We know where Turner is playing. Now how well did he do?</div><div>@Josseyy_ thats wasup. How many u drop?Game ™</div><div>@TheeNamesB like 15 16 but the young 1s came with us do he was tryna play everybodyJosiah Turner</div><div>So he scored well. And he did so in presumably a preseason game as a starter, which <a href="http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=HUN&Team=633" mce_href="http://www.eurobasket.com/team.asp?Cntry=HUN&Team=633" class="">he's listed as on the Albacomp roster.</a></div><div>@Josseyy_ I'm doing good man. Glad to see you doing well. How's the transition to their style of play?Joey Velasquez</div><div>@HoopsWhisperer I mean it's not that bad, a lot more pick and rollsJosiah Turner</div><div>That's good to hear. Turner could have used more pick and rolls at Arizona to be more productive, though it was mostly due to the lack of anyone on the Arizona roster who had pick-and-rollability. Yeah.</div><div>@Josseyy_ oh okay i feel it. As long as u do ur thing tho u good.. How many assists u drop?Game ™</div><div>@TheeNamesB 7 yeah ima be straightJosiah Turner</div><div>Seven assists, probably thanks to the pick-and-rollability of pro ball. We wonder what level of Euroball this is ...</div><div>@Josseyy_ what league you playing in out there?Joey Velasquez</div><div>@HoopsWhisperer mannn idk lolJosiah Turner</div><div>Oh. Well, at least he is doing well. The official stat line from Turner's management group.</div><div>Strong season debut in Hungary for @Josseyy_ as he finishes with 14pts 7 assists in 19 mins. #JosiahTurnerPremier Basketball</div>
