Pacers' Myles Turner: Declares self healthy

Turner (foot) said Monday that he's "relatively healthy" heading into the offseason, Tony East of WTHR Channel 13 Indianapolis reports. "I'm in a really good place man," Turner said.

Turner missed the Pacers' final 39 games of the season after he was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his left foot in mid-January, but he likely would have pushed to play at some point over the team's final handful of contests if Indiana was in contention for the postseason. Instead, the Pacers had Turner focus on rest and rehab, which should allow him to head into the offseason at optimal health. As Turner heads into the final season of the four-year, $80 million extension he signed in October 2018, the Pacers will likely listen to trade offers for the 25-year-old center, though the team's motivation to move him may have lessened to some degree after Domantas Sabonis was moved to Sacramento in February. That said, the Pacers still have two developmental centers in recent first-round picks Isaiah Jackson and Goga Bitadze (foot) on the books for 2022-23, so Turner might not be the core piece for Indiana that he once was.