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Evan Turner was one of the many NBA players who benefited from becoming a free agent in July 2016, when the salary cap spiked $24.1 million, and he is not about to apologize for that bit of good fortune. “First off, let me say one thing: Everything I have done, I have earned,” Turner told NBC Sports Northwest’s Jason Quick of his four-year, $70 million deal. The comment came weeks after Turner confronted a fan in Portland who heckled him for a two-point effort against the Sacramento Kings: “Hey Evan! I see you got your typical two! Your typical two!” And it comes almost two full seasons into a contract that many considered ludicrous at the time of the deal.
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