{"id":151574,"date":"2025-07-22T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=151574"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:58:44","slug":"jalen-brunson-finds-myles-turner-situation-to-be-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/07\/22\/jalen-brunson-finds-myles-turner-situation-to-be-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacers All-Star Rival Finds Myles Turner Situation To Be \u2018Weird\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jalen Brunson<\/a> is certainly quite familiar with the Indiana Pacers. His New York Knicks have been eliminated by them in the playoffs each of the last two seasons. Of course, when Brunson\u2019s Knicks take on the Pacers next season, he won\u2019t be seeing the same exact squad. That\u2019s not only because of Tyrese Halliburton<\/a>\u2019s torn Achilles either. Like many others, Brunson seemed a bit confused about the Myles Turner<\/a> situation.<\/p>\n

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Jun 22, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) looks to pass while Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace (22) defends during the first half of game seven of the 2025 NBA Finals at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pacers All-Star Rival Finds Myles Turner Situation To Be \u2018Weird\u2019<\/h2>\n

Joining The Bucks After 10 Seasons With The Bucks<\/h3>\n

Selected 11th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, Turner spent each of his first 10 years as a member of the Pacers. A part-time starter as a rookie, he has been Indiana\u2019s full-time starting center each of the last nine years. Could he go the Reggie Miller<\/a> route and play his entire career with just one team, the Pacers?<\/p>\n

Now, we know the answer to that question is no. As a free agent, Turner left Indiana<\/a> to join the Milwaukee Bucks on a four-year deal worth $107 million. It was a move that was predicted by literally nobody. Just like the Knicks, the Bucks were eliminated by the Pacers in each of the last two postseasons.<\/p>\n

The Pacers have made moves this offseason<\/a> to try to make up for losing Turner. They traded for Jay Huff<\/a>, re-signed Isaiah Jackson<\/a>, and brought back James Wiseman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jalen Brunson Speaks On Myles Turner Leaving Pacers<\/h3>\n

Brunson co-hosts a podcast called the Roommates Show with his Villanova buddy and current Knicks teammate, Josh Hart<\/a>. On the most recent episode, Brunson spoke on Turner\u2019s exodus from Indiana. He said<\/a>,<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the Myles Turner thing was weird,\u201d Brunson said. \u201cLike he just said, \u2018It\u2019s been a decade here\u2019 and all this stuff and everything, and then, boom, gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

With those words, the two-time All-Star reiterated what pretty much every Pacers, and most NBA fans in general, thought about the Turner situation. Indiana ownership had spoke about entering the luxury tax for the first time in years to keep the core of the team together. Maybe the Haliburton injury changed their thinking, but their actions didn\u2019t match their words.<\/p>\n

Franchise Leader In Blocks<\/h3>\n

Due to playing a decade with the Pacers, Turner finds his name on numerous franchise leaderboards. The 6-foot-11 center is the team\u2019s all-time leader in blocks with 1,412. He is also fourth in three-pointers made (756), sixth in games played (642), and ninth in rebounds (4,349).<\/p>\n

Now, none of those numbers would be added upon (unless he later has a second tenure with the team). When the Knicks are playing the Pacers next season, and Jalen Brunson is driving it to the hole, it will be much less intimidating seeing the likes of James Wiseman, Isaiah Jackson, and Jay Huff manning the middle instead of Myles Turner.<\/p>\n

Photo credit: \u00a9 Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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