Before the trade heard ’round the world set forth the path for the 2017-18 Pacers, with Victor Oladipo’s emergence as an All-Star and Domantas Sabonis as a bright young big, Myles Turner had a case for the greatest storyline of the year. The No. 11 pick in 2015 likely has the highest ceiling of any player on the team and was meant to take over as the team’s leader after the Paul George era.
Of course, Oladipo decided to take the team for himself. Turner was injury-stricken early on and never lived out his expected potential this season, dipping well below his averages last year in most counting stats.