Indiana Pacers forward Myles Turner's first NBA season is in the books, but new Pacers head coach Nate McMillan had high praise for last year's No. 11 overall pick.
McMillan thinks Turner is a near-replica of San Antonio Spurs All-Star forward (and fellow Texas Longhorn) LaMarcus Aldridge.
"Very similar," McMillan told SiriusXM NBA Radio on Tuesday. "Almost like they were cloned."
That's a bold claim to make about someone who's played 60 NBA regular-season games, but Turner has shown he possesses some of the same skills that make Aldridge one of the best bigs in the NBA.
The 20-year-old Turner started 30 games for the Pacers this year on their way to the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. He averaged 10.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in just under 23 minutes per game. Compare those numbers to Aldridge's rookie year, and Turner posted better numbers. Aldridge posted averages of nine points and five rebounds in 22 minutes.
Turner averaged five more minutes per game in the playoffs but still accumulated nearly the same averages of 10.3 points and 6.4 rebounds. And he still has pl ...
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