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[F Gump]

I don't know anyone else, but Myles Turner is a really frustrating player for me.  I expect he gets a nice extension from Indy, but he always leaves me wanting more.  He will have games where he is awesome and is still a good defensive center, but man sometimes does he disappear.  9 rebounds in a game 1 and then 20 rebounds the remaining 6 games.  Four games over 10 points with 16 being high.  He did have a nice year shooting the thre in the regular season after having a few up and down seasons, but only shot 21% from three in the finals. 

I know he fits a role with Indy but he just leaves me wanting more way too often.

His next deal - and his expectations for that deal - may not be anywhere close to the same. For the reasons you cite, in this era of NBA economics I don't see him as a 30M player, which is his supposed ask. In fact, when I think about what's available and how it tends to be priced, it's hard for me to see value above 20M.