Jun 19, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) blocks a shot by Oklahoma City Thunder guard Alex Caruso (9) in the third quarter during game six of the 2025 NBA Finals at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

Pacers Notes: Myles Turner Shockingly Joins Rival, Ex-Pacer Suddenly Retires

Originally posted on Indianapolis Pacers on SI
By Gabe Smallson | Last updated Jul 2, 2025 8:59 AM ET

Day 2 of NBA Free Agency started with a gut-wrenching shocker from the longest-tenured member of the Indiana Pacers.

Indiana lost Myles Turner to the Milwaukee Bucks by way of a four-year, $107 million deal in a nightmare scenario. The Pacers end a 10-year relationship with the big man as he starts a new chapter of his basketball life in Wisconsin.

As one basketball career is heavily impacted after 10 years, another ends after a decade. A former Pacers forward officially announced his retirement from the game of basketball on social media earlier this week.

Here’s more information on these stories and all the latest Pacers news (click the headline for the full article):

Pacers Lose Myles Turner to East Rival in $107 Million Deal

Former Pacers Forward Officially Retires From Basketball

Pacers’ Contract Offer to Myles Turner Revealed by Insider: Report

Former Pacers $45 Million Flameout Signs Veteran’s Minimum Contract With Nuggets

Pacers Lose Free Agent Target to East Rival in $11 Million Deal

Pacers Lowballed Myles Turner, Who Wanted to Stay Before Joining Bucks for $107 Million

Pacers Rookie Kam Jones Expected to Make Immediate Impact

Pacers Tweets of the Day:

"If I'm an Indiana Pacer right now, I'm absolutely disgusted, I am sick to my stomach. If I'm Tyrese Haliburton, I am breaking things right now. If I'm Rick Carlisle, I'm furious... they hate the Bucks."

- @WindhorstESPN

(h/t @ClutchPoints )

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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) July 1, 2025

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— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) July 1, 2025

Myles Turner’s ranks as an Indiana Pacer:

PTS — 7th
REB — 6th
BLK — 1st
3P — 4th

Top ___ Pacer of all time. pic.twitter.com/V2C8GISY4I
— PacersMuse (@pacersmuse) July 2, 2025

Turner, the longest tenured Pacer, made it known he wished to remain in Indiana. Since the Game 7 exit, Turner’s reps pushed to get a deal done. Ultimately, Indiana’s aversion to the tax, which grew after Tyrese Haliburton’s injury, allowed Bucks to get the new franchise center. https://t.co/lZqZudrUWg
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2025

The Bucks-Pacers rivalry was already one of the spiciest rivalries in the league, and now with Myles Turner departing Indiana after 10 seasons to join forces with Giannis Antetokounmpo in Milwaukee, this matchup is about to be must-see TV for years to come.
— Jake Weinbach (@JWeinbachNBA) July 1, 2025

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