He won’t win any hardware this year, but Myles Turner showed the Indiana Pacers that he is one of the best defensive centers in the NBA. Now, he hopes to show Team USA that they need him to defender the rim in this year’s basketball World Cup in China.
Turner will go up against Anthony Davis, Andre Drummond, Kevin Love, Brook Lopez, and Paul Millsap for the center position on the roster. Outside of Davis and Love, there’s arguably no clear answer to who the next best player is. And with AD and Love being able to play power forward as well, there’s plenty of room for a defensive presence like Turner.