Indiana Pacers’ Free Agency Offer to Myles Turner Revealed originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The biggest offseason priority for the Indiana Pacers has long been re-signing Myles Turner. The unrestricted free agent has been linked to the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers, among other teams, although as the longest-tenured player in Indiana, he is expected to stay in town.
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However, players often go where the money is, and sentimentality only goes so far. While the Pacers asking him to take the “hometown discount” is to be expected, at the end of the day, he deserves and has earned a fair offer.
Apparently, the bidding will start at roughly $25 million per season.
Both ESPN’s Bobby Marks and The Athletic’s John Hollinger floated similar numbers, although Turner is expected to look for $30-35 million annually.
Other centers like Isaiah Hartenstein and Bam Adebayo make closer to $30 million a year, and Turner is certainly in their tier of talent, if not better. Expect him to make a different offer to the Pacers.
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While the two parties might be on vastly different ends of negotiations right now, free agency won’t even open up until Monday. Expect Turner and the Pacers to find some common ground and ink the center to a deal through the rest of his prime, keeping him in town long after Tyrese Haliburton returns.
The Pacers, unlike the Lakers and Warriors, can offer a bit more money provided they are willing to go into the luxury tax for the first time since 2004.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 29, 2025, where it first appeared.