NBA Trade Deadline: 15 best NBA players who could be available

Domantas Sabonis #11 and Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
Domantas Sabonis #11 and Myles Turner #33 of the Indiana Pacers (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /
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Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33): Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Myles Turner — Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are making three amazing, young, star talents available at the trade deadline this season. Myles Turner is the one who is going to go to a team and make them immensely better.

Turner was actually held out of a game on Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a sore left foot, and that will throw a wrench into things. It’s still very early to figure out what his deal is, but if it’s nothing, Turner is the second-best player on the market right now. The reason he’s so high on this list is his age and output at this point. He’s signed for another season after this one, and he’s only 24 years old.

The Pacers have two great players who can play center in Turner and Sabonis. Both are All-Star quality players. However, Turner’s ability at this age is second to none on the market (even though he is literally the second player on this list).

There are plenty of teams that could make a Turner deal work, but experts keep turning to Carlisle’s former team in the Dallas Mavericks. If Carlisle still has some veterans there he wants, he can get them in a Turner deal. Then, the Mavs could get a legit number two that would move Kristaps Porzingis over and make Luka Doncic even better. Wherever Turner goes, the team will likely be estatic with the return.