Myles Turner is about to be a free agent after the season’s conclusion if he doesn’t signal an extension earlier than the commerce deadline in February.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Indiana and Turner have opened up extension talks. However, Matt Moore of Action Network reported that if no deal may be negotiated, the Pacers may pull the set off and transfer on from the eighth-year veteran.

Turner is averaging 16.7 factors and seven.9 rebounds per recreation on 55.6 % capturing from the sphere and 39.8 % from past the arc. He’s been the topic of commerce rumors for a few seasons regardless of being one of many prime defensive large males within the League whereas blocking 2.3 photographs per recreation for his profession.

Over his final 5 appearances, Turner has put up 19.6 factors, 7.8 rebounds, and three.0 blocks per recreation and is flattening 62.3 % of his photographs.

The Pacers (21-18) are seventh within the Eastern Conference, squarely within the play-in event, and maintain the tiebreaker over the New York Knicks. Indiana had received six of its final eight video games and was on a four-game successful streak earlier than the Philadelphia 76ers snapped it on Wednesday.