He transfer market In the NBA it heats up when there are less than two weeks left before the deadline (February 9, 2023) and it is propitious ground for one of the majors involved to take out some extra slice for their own benefit. In case of miles turnerplayer of Indiana PacersIt has been even unusual despite the fact that it is included in that idea. Due to the amounts, it is historic in the North American league because nobody had scratched their franchise that much money before in that way.
ESPN reported Turner’s renewal for two more seasons. And the detail is important, before not getting lost in others: if it had been from three onwards, a transfer this course would have been prohibited; That option is preserved, in conditions similar to those of Bojan Bogdanovic in Detroit Pistons and is one of the keys for which an agreement has been reached. Shams Charania (The Athletic) expanded the information on the figures to clarify the reason for the astonishment. 20.9 million in 2023/24 and 19.9 million in 2024/25, a total of 40.8, but that is not the twist in this story. Austin Brown, the center’s agent, has achieved a renegotiation of the salary of this season while it is underway and it is the largest in all of history: 17.1 million more to add to the 17.5 million he was already going to earn, a total of 34.6. This is how this hit was written.
Turner had a contract with the Indiana Pacers expiring this season. The expansion has been possible due to the salary space they enjoy in a franchise under reconstruction.
It should not be forgotten that this player has been one of the most vaunted in recent years as a bargaining chip in the NBA market. The 26-year-old player has been associated, for example, with teams like the Dallas Mavericks, both because he is of Texan origin and because of the need for that group to find a versatile interior before and during Christian Wood’s time. This same year, Turner, using a means of communication, openly asked the Lakers to try a trade to sign him, a possibility that made sense together with that of Bahamian Buddy Hield. Myles, a talent capable of providing good spikes in attack and defense, is above his averages in 2022/23: 17’5 points, 7’9 rebounds, 2’4 blocks and 54% shooting from the field and 39% in shots of three.
Turner has followed in the path of Robert Covington with this signed bargain. They are the only two expansions of this style with the current agreement, the most lucrative being the pivot.
Turner’s position of strength when it comes to talking to the Pacers has allowed the franchise to make the effort, which was possible due to the margin they had this season, to pay him more in the hope that it will serve to convince him in the longer term. They also reserve the chance to include him in a transfer if an offer arrives in the coming days. It is, seeing these edges, what is known with Anglicism win-win.