The Indiana Pacers are one team that was aggressive looking to make a deal during the NBA offseason. They were the first team connected to the Philadelphia 76ers in Ben Simmons trade rumors and were rumored to have been engaged in trade talks right up until the start of the regular season as well.
While no deal was completed for Simmons, the Pacers are a team that could be in the market for a deal during the regular season. They have a few players they were shopping during the offseason, including center Myles Turner.
Indiana has been looking to trade Turner for more than two years now; could this be the season that it finally happens? There’s been far more talk about it after the Pacers have become one of the main teams featured in NBA trade rumors with the frame of a potential rebuild in mind.
The organization has been going back and forth about whether or not they should break up their jumbo frontcourt pairing Turner and Domantas Sabonis during that time.
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Turner is in the midst of one of the best seasons in his NBA career. He is averaging 13.1 points per game on 53.1 percent from the field and 39.8 percent from the 3-point line. The shooting percentages would be career-highs, along with the 7.4 rebounds per game. Turner is also blocking 2.7 shots per game.
With how well he is playing, the Pacers may decide to sell high. If that occurs, could the Oklahoma City Thunder be one team that emerges as a suitor? Here is a hypothetical deal that could land Turner in OKC.
