When the Indiana Pacers first lost Myles Turner to the Milwaukee Bucks in free agency, fans around the league simply thought that the Pacers were unwilling to pay him fair market value.
It was later revealed that Indiana was more than willing to dip into the luxury tax to keep him in town, and even though the Bucks offered more money, no love would be lost.
Then it was claimed by team president Kevin Pritchard that Turner never informed the Pacers that he planned to jump ship, letting them find out the same way everyone else did when Shams Charania broke the news.
Of course, fans were heartbroken to learn that the longest-tenured player on the team basically slipped away in the dead of night, and it turns out his teammates felt the same way.
Bennedict Mathurin took to social media to post a picture of him dunking on Turner in practice.
Fans loved Mathurin's pointed gesture, and the fourth-year player is expected to break out as an exciting and athletic volume scorer in a bigger role with Tyrese Haliburton sidelined.
Mathurin has long been the subject of trade rumors, and his rookie contract will expire after next season, but he has successfully wooed fans and become a high-level contributor off the bench and as a starter.
Expect him to start in the backcourt next season alongside Andrew Nembhard, and outside of Pascal Siakam, it's hard to imagine him not leading the team in points per game.
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