Turner is crowned the Pacers playoff block king, sending 5 caps to the Thunder team to renew their contract this summer

On June 12, in the 2025 NBA Finals G3, the Pacers' inside core Turner performed poorly, scoring only 9 points and 2 rebounds, but he frantically sent 5 blocks at the highest in the game. The Thunder team only made 4 blocks in total, becoming one of the heroes who narrowly defeated the Thunder 2-1.

It is worth mentioning that Turner's total number of blocks in his playoff career increased to 121 blocks, surpassing the team's history and one of the representative figures of the 96 Golden Generation, O'Neal Jr., and was crowned the Pacers' playoff block king.

Although Turner has been repeatedly involved in trading rumors in recent years, he has not been sent away by the trade. Instead, he has helped the Pacers return to the finals this season after 25 years. Turner's value of both offense and defense has been gradually revealed. He averaged 15.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2 blocks per game in the regular season this season, shooting percentage of 48.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 39.6%, and free throw shooting percentage of 77.3%. As of the playoffs this season, Turner's data is basically the same as the regular season, and it also helps the Pacers pass the mark and advance to the finals.

In the first two games of this year's finals, Turner scored 15+9+3 caps and 16+4+4 respectively. Now that he returns to home against the Thunder in the third game, Turner performed poorly in the first half. He made only 1 of 5 shots in 14 minutes and 30 seconds, including 1 of 2 three-pointers from the outside, scoring only 3 points, 1 rebound and 2 blocks, with a plus-minus value of -9 in the whole team the worst.

and the second half, Turner scored only 2 points in 15 shots in the third quarter. He scored only 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 blocks in the first three quarters. He was suppressed by Homegren in the interior duel. In the final quarter, Turner received a wonderful pass from Halliburton. He broke through inside and broke through Homegren and scored a layup, helping the Pacers gradually gain a lead in the final stage and finally won the victory. Turner is contract year this year, his $19.93 million contract is about to expire, and he will become a free agent this summer. Turner has played for the Pacers for 10 seasons, and he has undoubtedly become one of the important cores of the Pacers. He is likely to receive a large contract renewal this summer.