Myles Turner Articles - Page 6

“The Black Mamba” still haunts Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner to this day. Turner shared a hilarious story about Pacers fans turning against them and rooting for the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant. The plot twist happened in Myles Turner’s rookie year with the Pacers in the 2015-16 NBA season. Turner’s first year coincided with […]

Myles Turner has quietly carved out a niche for himself as one of the best centers in the NBA. Turner averaged 18.0 points and 7.5 rebounds last season for the Indiana Pacers as the team battled it out in the NBA Central Division. Turner hasn’t made the list of the ten greatest players in Pacers […]

Who is the best player in the NBA? This is a question basketball fans debate every single year, and it’s one that often has no right answer. MVP candidates such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry and LeBron James are obviously amongst the best of the best, but one player cannot win […]

The Indiana Pacers made one of the biggest splashes in NBA Free Agency this offseason when they lured Bruce Brown away from the champion Denver Nuggets. Not only was Brown one of the biggest names on the free agent market, the contract the Pacers signed him to was one of the biggest handed out during […]

A video surfaced on Thursday of Indiana Pacers center participating in a game and dominating at a kids camp. The team he started playing for, the blue team, was down by 35 points, but Turner was quite the mismatch, and helped fuel the comeback for his squad. However, after the video surfaced, Turner posted on […]

After LeBron James officially announced that he would be returning for his 21st season to the Los Angeles Lakers, NBA Finals aspirations were back on in La La Land. This comes after the Lakers did a great job in NBA free agency bringing in guys like Gabe Vincent, Jaxson Hayes, Cam Reddish, Taurean Prince, while […]

Nikola Jokic’s epic postseason run to the Denver Nuggets’ first championship in franchise history and a Finals MVP award should’ve closed the book on who’s better between he and Joel Embiid. As Summer League comes to a close and NBA dog days of August loom, though, the seemingly endless debate about basketball’s best big men […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have made their mark in the 2023 NBA Draft with the selections of Gregory “GG” Jackson II and Tarik Biberovic. These young talents bring hope and potential to the franchise for the coming years. In this article, we’ll delve into the profiles of these rookies, and explore their strengths and weaknesses. We […]

The Los Angeles Clippers made an exciting addition to their roster in the 2023 NBA Draft by acquiring Kobe Brown with the 30th overall pick. Brown is a 6’8 forward from the University of Missouri. He brings versatility and length to the team. While his immediate impact may be limited, his high energy and skill […]

The Indiana Pacers aren’t a good team yet, but they’re steadily approaching goodness. Led by star point guard Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers were the feel-good story of the first half of last year’s NBA season, hanging around the playoff picture until a late season mini-tank to secure a lottery pick. If their busy draft night […]

Myles Turner and Buddy Hield have been Indiana Pacers’ teammates since the 2022 NBA trade deadline, but neither player can seem to escape the shadow of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers have been linked to either Turner or Hield in trade rumors for multiple years. The cycle continued shortly before the 2023 NBA Draft […]

With mere days between now and Thursday’s 2023 NBA Draft, the rumor mill is churning at full speed, and found revolving within its spin are the Dallas Mavericks. Per The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie, it is being reported that sources are under the impression that GM Nico Harrison could realistically look to trade their tenth overall selection […]

Monty Williams’ poor relationship with Deandre Ayton during the coach’s time with the Phoenix Suns is well known around NBA circles. That’s why many have thought that Ayton’s time with the team was over when he was a restricted free agent in the 2022 offseason. The Suns, however, matched the offer sheet that Ayton received […]

The Miami Heat are looking to be major players in the trade and free agency market this summer after coming up short in the 2023 NBA Finals. Miami has been in the mix of what is already becoming a hot trade rumor mill. The Heat have been linked to several big names who could get […]

Bennedict Mathurin had one hell of a rookie campaign for the Indiana Pacers this season. More than a few folks knew coming into the season that the 6-foot-6 small forward was going to make an impact on the squad, but only a select few realized that Mathurin was going to have this type of breakout […]

If there’s any player in the NBA who is familiar with trade rumors, it’s Myles Turner. The Pacers center has had his name come up in trade chatter seemingly every season for the past few years and yet nothing has ever materialized. It came as no surprise that his name was once again mentioned when […]

The Indiana Pacers have improved this season after winning only 25 games last year. The Pacers have reason to be optimistic, but their roster is far from complete. Here we will look at the three major offseason fixes that the Indiana Pacers must make to reach the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Pacers had a promising […]

The Indiana Pacers will already be without Tyrese Haliburton on Sunday when they take on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Unfortunately for them, Myles Turner has popped up on the injury report as well, which means that the Pacers could be extremely shorthanded when they battle Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs. As such, the fans want to […]

The Indiana Pacers have four games left in the season, starting with a matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. All-Star point guard Tyrese Haliburton has been sidelined for the past three games for Indiana, while big man Myles Turner has missed four straight contests. Both players are on the injury report again for the […]

With five games remaining on the docket, the Indiana Pacers find themselves looking to nab a top-10 slot in the Eastern Conference standings and participate in this year’s play-in tournament. Their Thursday bout against the Oklahoma City Thunder is hoped to be the start of a hot closeout to the season after having dropped their […]

Mathematically speaking, the Indiana Pacers still have a shot of securing a spot in the Play-In tournament out in the East. At the moment, they are 12th in the conference with a 33-44 record and are 3.5 games behind the 10th-placed Chicago Bulls. It’s a gargantuan task, no doubt, but on paper, it’s still doable. […]

The Indiana Pacer scored a 139-123 road win over the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday night, but not before Myles Turner put Giannis Antetokoumpo in a brutal facial. MYLES TURNER GOT ONE ON GIANNIS💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/Kq5WUoPM4m — Fastbreak Breakfast (@fastbreakbreak) March 17, 2023 Myles Turner definitely loved that one. His teammates also couldn’t believe what they just saw, […]

Indiana Pacers star center Myles Turner has missed the last two games due to a back injury. Unsurprisingly, without their starting center and one of their best players, the Pacers have done little but tread water in the Eastern Conference standings, as they own a 1-1 record since he’s been out. So when the Pacers […]

Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner put together a terrific two-way performance in Thursday’s game against the Houston Rockets. He scored 21 points — on 8-for-15 shooting from the field — and blocked seven shots in a contest the Pacers went on to win in overtime by a final score of 134-125. So when the […]

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner was in more trade rumors than just about any NBA player last season. Speculation about Turner’s future was finally put on hold when the Pacers signed him to a two-year, $60 million contract extension at the end of January. Myles Turner entered the 2022-2023 season in the final year of […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics survived a tough challenge from Myles Turner and the Indiana Pacers in their first game since the All-Star break, as they came away with a 1423-138 overtime victory on the road Thursday night. The Celtics had to play a nearly perfect game on offense to stave off Indiana, especially […]

For much of the 2022-23 campaign, Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner found himself as the subject of plenty of trade rumors. However, after months of speculation, the Pacers did not only keep Turner, they also gave him a two-year, $58 million extension, around $17 million of which he received as a bonus to his current […]

In today’s NBA game, consistent three-point shooting is must. Not just from guards and wings, but from centers as well. In the past, centers didn’t use to roam to the perimeter and knock down three-point shots. It’s a lot more common in today’s game. That’s probably the main reason why Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner […]

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton and big man Myles Turner both starred in Saturday’s game against the Washington Wizards. Haliburton finished with 21 points, six rebounds, seven assists, and two steals, while Turner scored 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the field in the 127-113 Indiana loss. So when Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, and the […]

There is roughly a week till the NBA trade deadline. We expect the Indiana Pacers to focus on roster-building. They should explore deals that can both strengthen and balance their core rotation. This is especially after the team extended Myles Turner’s contract. Here we will look at what potential 2023 NBA trade deadline move the […]

Clearly, Myles Turner is happy to stay long-term with the Indiana Pacers despite all the trade rumors he’s been through. Turner has been subjected to trade speculations for years, and that had not changed this 2022-23 season. During the preseason and earlier in the campaign, he was linked for a potential move to the Los […]

The NBA trade deadline is fast approaching and we fully expect a number of big moves to go down in the coming weeks. However, one man who won’t be going anywhere is Myles Turner. The Indiana Pacers made sure this was going to be the case after recently signing the highly sought-after big man to […]

The Indiana Pacers are entering the trade deadline in quite an interesting spot, as they had been a very solid team early on in the season, but have fallen apart while Tyrese Haliburton has found himself on the sidelines injured. Things have become even more confusing for them now that they have signed one of […]

$60,000,000. That’s how much the Indiana Pacers had to commit to Myles Turner in order to make him decide to remain with the squad. The Pacers clearly wanted to keep him on board in spite of all the trade rumors linking him to opposing teams, and Indiana put their money where their mouth is by […]

NBA guru Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN broke the news on Saturday: Myles Turner has put pen to paper on a massive two-year extension with the Indiana Pacers worth a whopping $60 million. This now puts all the trade rumors surrounding the 26-year-old to bed as he now commits his (mid-term) future to the Pacers. This […]

The trade rumors revolving around Myles Turner are finally done, as the big man agreed to a 2-year, $60 million contract extension with the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. His Pacers teammate, Tyrese Haliburton, made his feelings known in regards to the extension on Twitter. pic.twitter.com/AEVrRqCNtg — Tyrese Haliburton (@TyHaliburton22) January 28, 2023 The Pacers have […]

For months on end, Myles Turner has found his name in trade rumors. Well, that’s no longer. The Indiana Pacers big man is staying put, with the team signing him to a two-year extension worth $60 million. Via Woj: “Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has agreed on a two-year, $60M contract extension that includes an […]

As the 2023 NBA trade deadline on February 9 gets closer and closer, the Indiana Pacers have some serious decisions to make. The team currently sits in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, tied in the loss column with the 10th-place Washington Wizards and 11th-place Chicago Bulls. That means the team is a bad weekend […]

At their best, the Indiana Pacers were among the best in the Eastern Conference. Early in January, they had a 23-18 win-loss record. That was ninth best in the league and sixth best in the East. Since then, however, they have gone 1-8, and have sunk to ninth place in the conference. Should they plug […]