The trade-deadline acquisition of Evan Turner was supposed to prove a boon for the Indiana Pacers, a heavy dose of spice in an otherwise bland offensive recipe.
Three months of spotty production later, even Turner doesn’t seem sure what his future—beginning with this summer’s free-agency period—might hold. From an interview with the Indianapolis Star’s Candace Buckner:
I really don't know because I'm not a GM. But at the same time, I think the NBA is kind of a hot streak, obviously. They remember what you did last year, last game and everything like that. Clearly, you're judged on, like, your last game, the last couple of months then it probably wasn't ideal for me in regards to (the) contract but at the same time, I think it's known that I can play basketball and everything will work itself out.
Turner’s qualifying offer stands at $8.7 million—not exorbitant, by any means, but certainly not the kind of tender that just any team will wantonly match. Should the Pacers not extend that offer, however, Turner would be a free agent come June 30.
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