Indiana Pacers: 5 goals for Myles Turner in 2017-18

5. Develop a more effective low-post game

Myles Turner is a good offensive player, but he does have holes in his skill-set. In particular, Turner is underdeveloped with regard to his low-post game.

Turner has a sweet jump shot and he’s extended his range to include solid 3-point shooting (35 percent from beyond the arc last season), but his offensive game in the paint is pretty limited.

When Turner posts up, he either goes to his turnaround jumper or turns to face his defender and fires a jump shot from that position — he doesn’t offer much in the way of traditional post moves.

It would make Turner much more difficult to defend if he added some inside moves to his repertoire such as jump hooks or the classic up-and-under.

Interestingly, one highly-accomplished post player in the league today is one of Turner’s teammates, center Al Jefferson. Jefferson can teach Turner a lot about low-post play, and the two are reportedly close and have worked together one-on-one after Pacers practices.

Myles Turner’s ability to absorb (and then put into action) what the coaching staff and teammates convey to him regarding post play will be key to his continued growth as an NBA player.