Indiana Pacers: 3 Myles Turner trades to explore this summer

The Indiana Pacers send Myles Turner to the Charlotte Hornets

For a while now the Charlotte Hornets have reportedly been interested in Myles Turner as their center of the future. According to J. Michael, the Hornets are very interested in acquiring Turner this summer and will not be the only team with that level of interest.

Charlotte has a handful of valuable assets that the Pacers should be comfortable with receiving for their center. While I would be a fan of P.J. Washington, Miles Bridges seems to be the more likely option for the Pacers.

In this hypothetical deal, the Pacers are swapping Myles Turner for Miles Bridges and Malik Monk (sign-and-trade) while also moving up two spots in the 2021 NBA Draft. A trade up in the draft could be enough for the Pacers to secure Moses Moody or Josh Giddey if they do not believe they will last two more picks.

Malik Monk has struggled with the Hornets but does have a solid jump shot with room to be a reliable scorer off the bench. With Jeremy Lamb likely on his way out at some point this summer or down the road, the Pacers need another scoring guard in the second unit.

Bridges is the key to this deal. He is an uber-athletic wing who can put fans in the seats at the very least. He shot 40 percent from three-point range lasts season while also knocking down nearly 87 percent of his free throws en route to 12.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.

Better yet, Bridges is comfortable coming off the bench and would not be forced to start in Indiana if they prefer to roll with Oshae Brissett or a potential rookie in the starting five.