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Pacers quickly paying the price for risky offseason strategy

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The Pacers chose to run a center-by-committee after Myles Turner's departure. However, this has turned into a disaster to begin the 2025-26 NBA season.

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle during Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. | Matthew Stockman/GettyImages

When the Indiana Pacers decided to run a center-by-committee after Myles Turner joined the Milwaukee Bucks, this was widely considered the right move. And justifiably so.

Despite his flaws and horrific NBA Finals performance last season, Turner was a great center for the Pacers for a long time.