So far this season, the Pacers have only achieved a record of 12 wins and 16 losses in 13th place in the East, after the media broke that the Pacers will tear down the rebuild, and Turner has become the object of competition between teams.
Recently, the Lakers talked about Turner's suggestions, if the deal can be reached, what help can it bring to the Lakers?
Turner has averaged 13.1 points, 7.4 rebounds so far this season and has averaged 2.7 blocks per game, ranking first in the league's block list.
If Turner joins the Lakers, first of all, it can change the Lakers' defense, the Lakers' current defense ranks 13th in the league, especially the interior defense, the thick eyebrows are pushed to the fifth position, in the face of the team with large centers, the defense of the thick eyebrows is very disadvantageous, Turner's arrival can guard the Lakers' inner line with the thick eyebrows, Turner's blocking ability plus the containment of the thick eyebrows in the inner line, the Lakers' inner defense will be upgraded by a notch.
And Turner and Howard Jordan Jr., not only on the inside can defend, but also for the outside line to make a huge contribution, so that the Lakers' overall defense will also improve, at least there will be no opportunity for the outside line to give the opponent an empty position.
The second is the help on the three-point shooting, although Turner is an interior player, but has a very good three-point ability, so far this season, Turner's three-point shooting rate is as high as 39.8%, which is indeed very rare for an inside player.
Although the Lakers have Munch and Anthony and others, but in the starting lineup, the three-point shooting rate is the highest Bradley, the remaining four people in the Westbrook and thick eyebrow three-point shooting rate is terriblely low, and Tucker in the Lakers' four-game losing streak, actually failed to shoot a three-point shot, and the Lakers' three-point shooting rate is a large part of the contribution of Anthony on the bench, if Turner can join the Lakers, then the Lakers' starting lineup does not have to worry about the projection of three-point shots.
Finally, it is to open up space, and one of the biggest problems for the Lakers to lose is the space problem.
Although Wei Shao has good breakthrough ability and organizational ability, but there is a lack of projection, which leads to the opponent will tighten the defense, but also the unscrupulous package clip thick eyebrows, the final result is that the thick eyebrows can not play the state in the case of the bag clip, and the Lakers can not open the space, Wei Shao and James can not play his breakthrough ability.
Turner can not only play a role on the inside, but also has a good three-point ability, so that the Lakers space will be pulled apart, the singles effect of thick eyebrows will also be improved, and the breakthrough ability of James and Westbrook will gradually become a nightmare for opponents, which Howard and Jordan Jr. can't give.
But then again, today's Lakers do not have enough chips, the only decent chip is only Tucker Jr., and Turner's salary is as high as $17.5 million, and Tucker's salary this year is only $9.5 million, the salary can not be matched, it must be strengthened to match other players, some fans say plus Nunn and Jordan Jr., but can such chip Pacers look at it? Rebuilding teams need draft picks, not old, sick and sick.