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Myles Ahead of Schedule

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Though just a 19-year-old rookie, Myles Turner's play has been so surprisingly polished, it's forced Indiana to rethink its strategy

Donnie Walsh has seen more than a few prospects work out before the NBA draft in his decades as a general manager, president and consultant. But this kid walking through the door to the practice court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse last June? This kid got his attention.

"Holy ----," Walsh muttered.

"What's wrong?" a few people sitting near him asked.

"I had no idea this guy was that big a presence," Walsh said.

Walsh had just taken his first up close and personal look at Myles Turner, one of the draft candidates to be viewed, tested and analyzed that day.