After the departure of Ian Mahinmi in free agency, Myles Turner was given the keys to the center position along with every opportunity to grow and show off his talents. He improved across the board in every statistical category in 2016-2017, but wasn’t able to serve as the Robin to Paul George’s Batman come playoff time vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Mahinmi and Roy Hibbert were true rim protectors during their time with the Pacers and Turner was expected to carry the load and redirect shots down low. He did average over 2 blocks per game, but his wiry frame didn’t exactly lend itself to bang with larger centers such as DeMarcus Cousins and Tristan Thompson.