Milwaukee Bucks center Myles Turner recently joined Thanasis Antetokounmpo on The Thanalysis Show, where he opened up about his decision to leave the Indiana Pacers this past offseason.
The player explained that he initially expected to remain with the Pacers long term after being assured by the front office that he would be “taken care of” once he hit free agency.
“Pascal was in a contract year. T.J. McConnell was in a contract year. Aaron Nesmith was in a contract year. I could go down the list, but you go through that, and we had a great run. Everybody got taken care of. Everybody got paid because we won,” Turner recalled.
“Then, the next year, we surpassed what we did, we went to the Finals. And all everybody told me was, ‘Myles, just keep your head down. Keep your head down and work. You’re going to get taken care of.’”
However, the big man said things shifted dramatically after the team’s Finals appearance and the injury to star guard Tyrese Haliburton.
According to Turner, the Pacers’ front office changed course and decided to move in a different direction despite his years of service and key role in the team’s success.
“Then, the unfortunate situation happens in the Finals with Tyrese, and I guess the front office and ownership just changed their mind,” Turner said.
“It was like, ‘Yeah … we told you all those things. And yeah … you helped us get to the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals … but … we had to pivot.’ That was basically the sentiment. And we were just very far apart on what we thought the future should be.”
Myles Turner Says Pacers 'Changed Their Mind' About Re-Signing Him https://t.co/hGjT6CdSIQ
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