With them trading away Domantas Sabonis and Caris LeVert at the NBA trade deadline this season, the Indiana Pacers have signaled to the rest of the NBA that they are taking a step back as a franchise to evaluate their future.
In doing so, the Pacers have put themselves in a very interesting situation entering the offseason.
As of right now, they are projected to have two Top-20 picks in the 2022 NBA Draft, giving them chances to continue building around their young point guard in Tyrese Haliburton and Indiana could possibly look to add onto their draft capital by leveraging some bigger names on their roster.
Malcolm Brogdon is certainly a player to watch in trade talks entering the offseason, as is Myles Turner. Now through seven years in the NBA, Myles Turner has cemented himself as one of the best defenders and rim-protectors in the entire league.
LATEST NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: These 3 Teams Should Keep An Eye On Myles Turner Trade
Leading the league in blocked shots two of the last four seasons now, Turner is an All-Defense caliber center that is only going to get better offensively as his role expands. In Indiana, his role has not expanded for years now, leading to a ton of speculation through the years that he wants a change of scenery.
Entering the final year of his contract in the offseason, Myles Turner will be a heavily discussed trade target around the league and one of the teams that always seems to come up in connection with him is the Toronto Raptors.
Being a defensive-styled team and having a real need for a true center, the Raptors could look to be aggressive in their hunt for more frontcourt talent next to Pascal Siakam.
LATEST NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: These 3 Teams Should Keep An Eye On Myles Turner Trade
How this season ends and how they fare in the postseason will be very telling of what Toronto has planned, but we should not count them out of moving some pieces for a player like Turner.
Expected to be very available on the trade market and drawing a ton of interest, let’s take a look at a trade package between the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors that would send Myles Turner to Toronto.
