This place has seen Myles Turner before. To be more precise, the last five years.

Turner frequently appears in trade rum ours, most notably for Russell Westbrook to the Lakers in a deal that is presently dead, but there are other speculations as well. The big man brushes these reports aside like a guard attempting to assault him in the lane. 

Turner has an excellent article on ESPN's Landscape that is well worth reading in which he discusses the effects of a trip to Tanzania in July and how being in Africa changed his perspective.

 However, he also briefly addresses the trade rum ours swirling around him for basketball.

This is the fifth offseason when there have been trading speculations.

 He will arrive here and take this action, and it is unavoidable. He plans to carry it out. In a way, I've finally become numb to it.

I feel that everything is going well for me, and I feel healthy. I've gradually recovered from my wounds. Maintain my professional demeanor as I have always done.

 I'm going to go and be myself, whether that's at [Pacers] training camp or a training camp somewhere else. And that's all anyone can expect, even me. This is undoubtedly my season of proving myself. Just showing what I'm capable of to myself—being able to play the five positions, which is very crucial to me.

I'm looking forward to accomplishing something this year. My thinking is sound. I'm ready to leave, and my corner is secure.

That is the mindset of an NBA veteran; Turner is going to go out and do what he does best because he understands that it is a business and has little influence over the outcome. Neglect the rum ours.

By the summer of next year, when Turner becomes an unrestricted free agent, Turner will have the opportunity to exercise control. He blocks the most shots in the league (2.8 per game last season) and averages 12.9 points and 7.1 rebounds a game.

 A stress reaction only hindered him in his foot that kept him from playing from mid-January till the end of the season. Turner will earn $18 million this season and might be eligible for a raise if he has a productive year.

 He is the sort of defensive rim defender and shot blocker who can serve as the cornerstone of the defense, and he has a career field goal percentage of 34.9%. Given a chance, he is a capable modern big man who can assist many teams.

The Pacers are among those. If we get to watch him work with Tyrese Haliburton, that may be a fun pick-and-pop combination. Turner isn't allowing the speculations to affect him or his season, no matter what happens.