Even if the Pacers lose their championship, it is not groundless to be included in the Pistons

In the previous few seasons, Turner has been in a trading storm. Even though he has been rumored many times that he may be traded by the Pacers, Turner is the oldest in the team in the Pacers who are currently playing in the finals. Even though he helped the team to another finals stage that had been away from many years, Turner was still in the turmoil of leaving the team before the season was over.

Recently, according to famous reporter Jake Fischer, the league's senior management generally believes that Turner will eventually renew his contract with the Pacers, with an average annual salary of about 30 million, but the Pistons will still chase him in the free market. The Pistons are no longer the bottom team that people bullied in the past few years. This season, they achieved 44 wins and 38 losses in the regular season, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference. Although they were eliminated 4-2 by the Knicks in the first round, the team's future is definitely bright. At present, they just lack a No. 4 position with good defensive ability and partner with Durham. Turner, who is already better at playing No. 4 position, will definitely be obvious if he can go to Motor City.

The reason why the Pistons' record has improved by leaps and bounds this season is because of the defensive concept instilled in the team by the new coach Bickstaff. During the regular season, their defensive efficiency reached 112.5, the 10th place in the league, and the defensive efficiency in the playoffs has reached 109.8, the third place in the league. During this period, Osar Thompson and Durham did play an extremely important role, but if a big man with a certain shooting ability and both offense and defense can come to the team, the Pistons will not only have the chance to become a regular in the playoffs, but also can attack the Eastern Conference Finals stage.

Currently, the Pistons' starting power forward Harris, although his offensive ability is good, the help that the team can be given to the defensive end is really limited. If he is in this position, he can be replaced by Turner, who also has the ability to shoot outside and has stronger defensive ability. The Pistons' upper limit should be able to be increased a lot. For Turner, he, who is not good at rebounding, should actually play in a team with pure center. Although the Pacers reached the finals this time, if the team really missed the championship, it is not ruled out that the management will adjust the lineup to introduce a more influential insider, so Turner is not without the risk of leaving the team at that time.

In the entire regular season career, Turner averaged only 6.8 rebounds per game, and the season with the most rebounds per game, only 7.5. Although he is 2.11 meters tall, like Davis, Turner is actually better at playing No. 4 rather than being a pure center. This is also the main reason why the Pacers showed their disadvantages in the inside line in G2, when Halliburton and Siakam were both restricted, because Turner could not bear the burden of offense and defense in the penalty area. Therefore, if the Pacers really lost the championship this year, it is not impossible for Turner to leave Indiana, so he went to the Motor City that he was interested in, and opened a new chapter in his career at the Pistons.