Pacers Plan for Myles Turner Reportedly Revealed
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The Indiana Pacers are just two wins away from winning an NBA title. Myles Turner is one of the big reasons why they are in the NBA Finals in the first place.
Turner is someone who has had his name in trade rumors for each of the last few years. It seems like for each of the last five years or so that he has been in rumors.
It's clear that Turner is someone who is valued across the NBA. If so many other teams want him, maybe the Pacers should try to keep him long-term.
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Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers reacts against the New York Knicks during the fourth quarter in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals. Turner will be a free agent for the first time...
Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers reacts against the New York Knicks during the fourth quarter in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals. Turner will be a free agent for the first time this offseason. More
Photo byTurner is going to be a free agent for the first time in his career this summer. He is likely going to be the top free-agent center available this summer, and the Pacers know it.
In order to keep him, the Pacers will need to pay into the luxury tax for the first time in 20 years. It sounds like that is the plan once the offseason hits.
"The Indiana Pacers know they need to have Myles Turner back. They can't afford to lose him."@ShamsCharania says the Pacers are "prepared and expecting to pay the luxury tax" to keep Myles Turner 💰 pic.twitter.com/eAxs2FNcVJ — NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 12, 2025
Turner is the longest-tenured Pacers player on the roster. He has been there for ten years and has seen a lot of iterations of this team.
This is the first time that he is playing in the NBA Finals. While his offensive production hasn't been great so far, his defense has been solid.
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has said that Turner is dealing with an illness, which could explain why he hasn't been able to hit the number of shots that he normally does.
Keeping Turner for the foreseeable future is a priority for the Pacers. He fits how the team plays perfectly because of his ability to hit threes and block shots in the paint.
The Pacers have already proven that this current core can compete for a championship. Keeping them together for as long as possible is what the organization should do, even if paying the luxury tax is the only way to do it.
Turner is going to command a decent amount of money, as he should. He is the best center on the market and is hitting the market at the perfect time.
The rest of the starting lineup is locked up for quite a few years, so they just need to do the same for Turner. If they do that, they will be a hard team to beat.
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