Indiana Pacers and star center Myles Turner have agreed to a massive two-year contract extension that will pay him $60 million for the duration of the deal, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Such agreement shall also include renegotiated NBA record $17.1 to his 2022-23 salary.
It was an important deal for the Pacers as Turner was once a well-known name in the NBA’s pre-term trade deal in the event contract negotiations fell apart. Apparently, that didn’t happen, and he should stay in Indiana for the foreseeable future.
That means the Pacers now have a core of Turner and Tyrese Haliburton to build around.
Turner has played his entire career with the Pacers since being picked with an 11th overall pick in the 2015 draft. Over the course of his eight-year career, he’s developed into one of the biggest hit. top of the NBA.
In 42 games this season, he averaged 17.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, and saved 2.4 shots per game.
Going into the game on Saturday, the Pacers finished ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 24-27 record. That would put them in the playoffs of the knockout round. They are only half a game ahead of Washington (10th) and Chicago (11th) in the playoff race.
