For the first time, Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle gives his thoughts on Myles Turner’s surprising decision to jump

The Indiana Pacers saw their decade-long center go to a division rival. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle explained a negotiating tactic NBA teams deploy.

The Milwaukee Bucks stole all the headlines on the second day of free agency when they agreed to a four-year, $107 million deal with Turner. Of course, the big man had spent the first 10 seasons of his career in Indiana and was the starting center on the Pacers’ run to the NBA Finals.