NBA The Pvot of the Pacers has a better single average (4.21 per game) than six franchises
Hace to, Myles Turner he terrorized his rivals, then cros. Then to university students. And now to NBA players. The Pacers pvot recalls a game in his native Bedford, Texas, in which he reached place 25 plugs. Now 24, 2.11 meters high and 2.24 wide, sows panic in the best league in the world with figures higher than those possessed by several entire teams.
Turner posts 4.21 blocks per game, which is the best average in the last 25 years. No one has finished a season above four caps on average since Dikembe Mutombo in 95-96. There are six teams that currently do not reach those figures from Indiana pvot: the Nuggets (4.1), the Bulls (3.9), the Heat (3.7) and the Magic, the Wizards and the Pelicans (all 3.6).
“I plan to maintain those figures for as long as possible.”Turner assures in words to Basketball News. This season has already lived two games with eight blocks and in five of the 14 he has played, he has reached five. He prides himself on the impact of his game: “The best thing is when teams realize that they have to change what they normally do because of my defense. It’s a great feeling. I think they try to avoid the area when I’m there. Having an impact that shows beyond the statistics is important. “Because in addition to the plugs you put in there are the launches whose trajectory forces to change, which are many.
Turner has averaged 2.6 blocks in his only year at the University of Texas. He was selected by the Pacers in 11th place in the 2015 draft and soon made his mark of intimidation. Leading the NBA in blocks in the 18-19 season. So, ‘only’ I averaged 2.7 per encounter. However, at the end of that course his name was not included in the best defensive quintet. Being part of him, even being the best defender of the year is one of his wishes. “It is my goal. I want to show the League what I am capable of. I want to be respected, that the teams know that they cannot easily enter the paint and that they must change their usual game plan “says, the Pacers player who has missed a couple of games with a hand injury.
To be a good blocker, the Pacers’ pvot believes it is essential to “be well positioned at all times, do not jump for everything because if the teams know that you are a good blocker they will try to get you fouls with feints and feints and have good jumping timing. “Turner, a lover of Lego constructions and a yoga practitioner, has polished all those details over the years. David, his father, already told him after putting on those 25 ‘hats’ : “You’re a great blocker. We can take advantage of it.” He definitely is, yes.
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