Pacers Couldn't Ignore Myles Turner's Message After He Left For Milwaukee originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Indiana Pacers fell short of winning the franchise's first-ever NBA championship after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2025 NBA Finals.

The 29-year-old surprisingly departed Indiana right after a seven-game NBA Finals appearance. The Milwaukee Bucks waived All-Star point guard Damian Lillard to carve out cap space for Turner, inking the 6-foot-11 Texas product to a four-year, $108.9 million free agent contract.

Among the more surprising moves of this NBA offseason was former Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner's defection to the division rival Milwaukee Bucks, finalized on Sunday. The move ended a 10-year association between Turner and the Pacers;