<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Myles-Turner-returns-to-Indiana-lineup-vs.-Bucks-after-eight-game-absence.jpg"></figure><h1>REPORT: Myles Turner out indefinitely with foot injury as Pacers’ playoff hopes plummet</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-19T15:28:54-07:00">April 19th, 3:28pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-19T15:42:14-07:00">April 19th, 3:42pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indiana Pacers will be without big man Myles Turner for an extended period following news that the 25-year-old has been ruled out indefinitely due to a foot injury. This is an undeniably tough blow for the Pacers who are currently looking to secure their place in the Eastern Conference playoffs picture.</p><p>According to NBA insider <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1384266119733682184">Shams Charania</a> of The Athletic, Turner is currently without a timetable with his toe injury:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Pacers center Myles Turner has a partial tear of plantar plate in the great toe of his right foot and is out indefinitely.</p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1384266119733682184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 19, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Turner was in action for the Pacers on Sunday, as he returned from a six-game absence due to a concussion. Indiana suffered a 129-117 loss at the hands of the Atlanta Hawks, and as it appears, they also lost Turner in the process.</p><p>The Pacers are in action on Monday against the San Antonio Spurs. Entering this match, Indiana currently sits two games behind the eighth-seeded Charlotte Hornets out East. The Pacers have lost their past two games and are quickly losing ground on the final postseason spot in the conference.</p><p>Indiana will be hard-pressed to replace Turner from their starting lineup. The 6-foot-11 center has emerged as one of the best rim protectors in the league today and he has served as the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pacers-news-myles-turner-strengthens-case-for-dpoy-with-block-on-nikola-vucevic/">anchor on defense</a>. All-Star big man Domantas Sabonis will now be forced to play a bigger role for the team on the defensive end. What type of impact this will have on Sabonis’ production on offense remains to be seen.</p><p>The battle for the final spot in the East is already extremely tough as it is, but losing Turner only makes things more difficult for Indiana.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

REPORT: Myles Turner out indefinitely with foot injury as Pacers’ playoff hopes plummet

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/myles.jpg"></figure><h1>Pacers’ Myles Turner strengthens case for DPOY with block on Nikola Vucevic</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-04-06T17:49:55-07:00">April 6th, 5:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-04-06T17:50:38-07:00">April 6th, 5:50pm</time><address><a>Nicole Ganglani</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner showed why he’s a candidate for this season’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) Award by blocking Nikola Vucevic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/indiana-pacers/news">at the rim</a> in Tuesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls. </p><p>Myles Turner is currently averaging a career high of 3.5 blocks along with 12.7 points and 6.5 rebounds a game. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Myles Turner with a VICIOUS rejection ❌</p><p>Best shot blocker in the league 🔥<a href="https://t.co/6NXJl9aZgW" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/6NXJl9aZgW</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1379576418439372800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The DPOY award is also based on how the player impacts his team’s defensive rating. The Pacers are currently 11th in the league on defense. Myles Turner contributes most in rim protection, guarding the paint. He is considered the defensive anchor of the team. </p><p>Myles Turner has <a href="https://tv5.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30796482/pacers-center-myles-turner-wants-unseat-giannis-antetokounmpo-nba-defensive-player-year">made it clear</a> that he indeed wants to unseat Giannis Antetokounmpo as the NBA’s best defensive player.</p><p>Myles Turner currently leads the NBA in the blocks per game category—just above Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert, who is also gunning for the same award. Gobert has already won the award twice and currently leads the DPOY race this season, per <a href="https://www.nba.com/news/defensive-player-ladder-gary-payton-defense-dna">NBA.com</a>. </p><p>One way Myles Turner can snag the award is to help improve the Pacers’ record as they currently sit in ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Being in a team that’s ninth place might not cut it for Turner especially considering that it’s the East. </p><p>The good news for Myles Turner and the Pacers is that they still have a chance to work their way up the standings. As mentioned above, they’re in the East so finding their way back on top won’t be as difficult as it would be in the Western Conference. </p><p>Myles Turner should continue being the most impactful and schematically important player on the roster especially now that All-Star Domantas Sabonis is sidelined due to injury. It’s a situation in which the Pacers need an “all hands on deck” mentality as they fight for playoff position in the home stretch of a shortened NBA season, with 72 games instead of the normal 82.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Myles Turner strengthens case for DPOY with block on Nikola Vucevic

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Myles-Turner-reacts-to-latest-Indiana-4th-quarter-meltdown-in-loss-to-Heat.jpeg"></figure><h1>Pacers center Myles Turner reacts to latest Indiana 4th quarter meltdown in loss to Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-31T19:38:22-07:00">March 31st, 7:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-31T19:38:22-07:00">March 31st, 7:38pm</time><address><a>Dijo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Myles Turner and the rest of the Indiana Pacers shot themselves in the foot with a horrible fourth-quarter meltdown against the Miami Heat. The Pacers blew a 13-point lead in the opening half and were eventually outscored and outhustled in the second half with the Heat slowly inching their way en route to a disappointing 92-87 loss. With the game hanging in the balance, the Pacers choked in the fourth quarter and Miami’s suffocating obviously didn’t help their cause.</p><blockquote>“We were out of rhythm,” the Pacer center said with regards to the game’s last 12 minutes (via <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsJMichael/status/1377437907963670540">J. Michael of Indy Star</a>). “That defense was designed to disrupt offenses.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Turner on the 4th qtr meltdown: "We were out of rhythm. That defense was designed to disrupt offenses." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PacersHeat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#PacersHeat</a></p><p>— J. Michael (@ThisIsJMichael) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsJMichael/status/1377437907963670540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The flow was indeed disrupted in the fourth quarter as Jimmy Butler and the rest of the defending Eastern Conference champs <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/indiana-pacers/roster">locked in defensively</a>. The Heat limited the Pacers to just five points in the game’s last six minutes which ultimately cost the game for Indiana. Miami shut down the usual suspects for the Pacers with Turner finishing with 15 points and six boards while Domantas Sabonis only contributed nine points on 4-8 shooting.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsJMichael/status/1377437907963670540">According to Turner</a>, it was all about effort and, clearly, they were outdone by the Heat in that regard.</p><blockquote>“Our style of defense is just fine. It’s all effort,” Turner added. “I don’t think the system is to blame whatsoever.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Turner: "Our style of defense is just fine. It's all effort… I don't think the system is to blame whatsoever." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PacersHeat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#PacersHeat</a></p><p>— J. Michael (@ThisIsJMichael) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThisIsJMichael/status/1377438322084081664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">April 1, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It does seem that it’s been all about the lack of effort for this Pacers squad as of late. This second straight loss of Indiana is their seventh loss in their last eight home stands.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers center Myles Turner reacts to latest Indiana 4th quarter meltdown in loss to Heat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image_2021-03-27_231945.png"></figure><h1>Move over Rudy Gobert, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Pacers’ Myles Turner talks up DPOY case.</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-27T08:21:50-07:00">March 27th, 8:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-27T08:21:50-07:00">March 27th, 8:21am</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has a ton of confidence in himself, especially in what he brings on the defensive end. After turning away seven shots in Indiana’s 109-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, Turner claimed during his post-game interview that he has “the highest impact defensively in the league.”</p><p>Via Fox Sports Indiana:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Myles Turner after Pacers beat Mavs: "I have the highest impact defensively in the league. When I'm out there, things change a lot. When I'm not, it's obvious. … I don't have to score to impact the game. I know where I leave my mark." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AlwaysGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#AlwaysGame</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pacers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Pacers</a> <a href="https://t.co/YAwB8US4CW" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/YAwB8US4CW</a></p><p>— FOX Sports Indiana (@FSIndiana) <a href="https://twitter.com/FSIndiana/status/1375643094041956357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 27, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Turner is almost channeling his inner Draymond Green out there. Just as Turner said, the Golden State Warriors forward may not provide much on the scoreboard, but still has a huge impact defensively for the Dubs.</p><p>Turner definitely showed just how big of an impact he can have just on the defensive end of the floor on Friday. He didn’t provide much on the other aspects of the game, as he scored just seven points and grabbed just seven rebounds. Nonetheless, his interior presence not only showed up on the stat sheet seven times, but altered multiple shots from Dallas inside the paint.</p><p>With his statement, looks like the Pacers big man has his sights set on the likes of Rudy Gobert, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and even Ben Simmons and verbally turned in his entry into the Defensive Player of the Year conversation. The 6-foot-11 shot blocking specialist definitely makes a strong case.</p><p>Turner leads the NBA in blocks, averaging <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/leaders">3.5 swats</a> a night and amassing a total of 144 blocks on the season so far. Furthermore, he ranks no. 5 in Defensive Win Shares this season and is at no. 8 in terms of Defensive Box Plus-Minus, per <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2021_advanced.html">Basketball Reference</a>.</p><p>The Pacers have won four of their last five and much of their success is in large part due to Turner’s play defensively. The 24-year old played in those four wins, but sat out in the lone game they lost during this stretch. In those four W’s, Turner was a monster on defense, sending away a total of 20 shots.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Move over Rudy Gobert, Giannis Antetokounmpo. Pacers’ Myles Turner talks up DPOY case.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nba-trade-rumors-knicks-clippers-among-teams-interested-in-pacers-myles-turner.jpg"></figure><h1>Rumor: Lakers, Clippers, Knicks among teams interested in trading for Pacers’ Myles Turner</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-16T09:23:52-07:00">March 16th, 9:23am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-16T09:29:09-07:00">March 16th, 9:29am</time><address><a>Mitchell Widmeier</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the NBA trade deadline looming large, Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner’s name has popped up as some teams look to solidify or boost up their frontcourts.</p><p><a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2021/03/16/pacers-sitting-myles-turner-shows-what-he-means-to-defense/4707895001/" rel="noopener">While J. Michael of the Indianapolis Star reports</a> the Pacers are not shopping Turner, it hasn’t stopped teams from calling. The Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, New Orleans Pelicans and Charlotte Hornets reportedly all have varying degrees of interest in the Pacers center.</p><p>Just because the Pacers aren’t actively shopping Turner, that doesn’t mean a deal won’t be done. All it takes is one big-time offer to get the ball rolling.</p><p>In 36 games this year, Myles Turner is averaging 13.2 points per game to go along with 6.6 rebounds. Where he has really excelled, though, is on the defensive side. Turner leads the league in blocks per game with an average of 3.4. He has been a force inside the paint all season long, causing chaos for the opposing bigs. When he isn’t on the floor, there is a noticeable gap on defense for Indiana.</p><p>Turner’s length and athleticism are coveted by many around the league, and it was just this past summer when the Pacers had reportedly included him in trade discussions with the Boston Celtics as Indiana was trying to acquire Gordon Hayward.</p><p>Turner provides a consistent presence in the paint defensively with the ability to guard inside and out. His offense is up and down, but he would be a great addition for a team trying to assure things in the frontcourt.</p><p>Myles Turner is currently in the second year of a four-year deal with Indiana. The Pacers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/indiana-pacers/records" rel="noopener">have scuffled to a 17-21 record</a> so far this season, which is right on the edge of the playoff picture.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Rumor: Lakers, Clippers, Knicks among teams interested in trading for Pacers’ Myles Turner

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https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1384269824742752261/

Pain is temporary... imma attack this rehab and we right back to it! Preciate y’all 🤞🏾🤍

https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1382096063214055427/

S/o the OG @JalenRose for the love yesterday on @JalenandJacoby 🤙🏾 

https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1381024891516911619/

That last episode of #FalconAndWinterSoldier was one of Marvels Best to this day IMO.... what do y’all think?

https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1380168262445625347/

Imma need me a few of them new @WNBA jerseys 🔥

https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1379464101726990337/

Today’s the last day to enter! Come through! @Pacers fans design a pair for me with &amp; @MountainDew. Last call to show us your 🔥🔥designs and Indiana pride. Enter now. US Residents/18+/Rules/Enter:  #KickItOnTheCourt #Sponsored 

https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1377024548902744064/

I'm dedicating a pair of custom kicks this season to YOU @Pacers fans. And YOU get to design them with my boy @REALSierato. Show @MountainDew and I your Indiana pride in a custom design. #KickItOnTheCourt #Sponsored Residents/18+/Rules/Enter:  

https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1375569741012738058/

Whenever @KeyGLOCK &amp; @YoungDolph Link up 😳🔥
#DumandDummer2 

https://twitter.com/Original_Turner/status/1373728284182188033/

Do I Have Your Consideration Yet? 🤔🔒

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.7	6.4	1.0	3.5	0.9

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
12.7	6.4	1.0	3.5	0.9