Pacers replace Myles Turner with 7-foot-1 3-point shooting, shot-blocking former ACC star in trade

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Pacers replace Myles Turner with 7-foot-1 3-point shooting, shot-blocking former ACC star in trade image

The Indiana Pacers lost Myles Turner in free agency to a big contract from the Milwaukee Bucks.

They went to the bargain bin to try and find his replacement, and they picked up an intriguing potential fill-in.

Jay Huff is coming to the Pacers in a trade from the Memphis Grizzlies for a second-round pick and a second-round pick swap, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

Huff is an athletic 7-foot-1 center who was a star at Virginia.

He has already played for the Lakers, Wizards, Nuggets and Grizzlies.

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This past season for Memphis, Huff averaged 6.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.9 blocks in just 11 minutes per game. He also shot 40.5% from 3-point land.

His skillset is incredibly interesting, if it can scale to a larger workload.

It's a shot worth taking for Indiana. The worst thing that happens is Huff ends up being their backup.

But if he proves capable of delivering that kind of production over a bigger workload, he could end up being a steal as a potential starting center.

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