The Lakers have another chance to introduce Turner, revealing that the Pacers don t want to give big contracts, and the boss doesn t want to pay extravagant taxes

On May 27, ESPN senior reporter Brian Windhors revealed that the Pacers had a clear attitude on renewing the contract for starting center Turner: I hope that the inside player will be successfully kept in the lineup without weakening the thickness of the current lineup. This means that the Pacers want to maintain their existing lineup, all contracts are renewed, and they also want to keep Turner, but they don’t want to give too much of a price. There was previously news that the Pacers did not want to pay too much luxury tax and stabilized the Pacers' core lineup. Turner is currently in contract year, earning $19.93 million this season, and after the end of this season, he will officially become a free agent. Turner played for the Pacers for 10 seasons and wanted to trade him out almost every season, but none of them went on. The Lakers are the most asked for the price, because Turner is indeed suitable for matching with James, and the low-end version of Bosh. However, they have not been traded for various reasons. The most fundamental reason is that the Lakers do not have many bargaining chips.

It is understood that the Pacers have never paid luxury tax since 2005, and the total amount of luxury tax approved by the team's boss in the team's history is less than $10 million. The Pacers' management's tradition of not paying luxury taxes is the biggest reason that hinders Turner's contract renewal. Before the playoffs ended, many teams in the league have paid attention to Turner, and the Lakers are one of them. Now it is revealed that the Pacers don’t want to give a big contract Turner, which is equivalent to giving the Lakers another chance to introduce Turner.

This season's regular season, Turner averaged 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, shooting percentage of 48.1%, and three-point shooting percentage of 39.6%. He was excellent on both offense and defense. Turner performed very well in the playoffs. If Turner joins the Lakers, James and Doncic, two masters of football, will help him improve more.