The Indiana Pacers started this season slowly. They have a 2-4 record and have lost four of their last five games.

The Pacers don’t look like the team that made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, but there’s still plenty of time to turn things around.

Indiana still has pieces that can compete and be a threat in the conference. They are led by Tyrese Haliburton, one of the best young guards working today.

Haliburton, 24, is a talented player but has struggled mightily to start the season. So much so that former Pacers guard Evan Turner went so far as to call Haliburton ‘average’.

Turner took to Twitter/X to share his true feelings about Haliburton.

“Adulthood is accepting that Tyrese is out there,” Turner wrote.

Pacer fans were unhappy with Turner’s comment and were quick to respond to make their displeasure known.

Things haven’t been easy for Haliburton to start the season. The player, who has averaged 14.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game so far, shot 33.7% from the field and 24% from three-point range.

The two-time All-Star has struggled so far and a different performance can be expected, especially in his summer debut. Yes, he didn’t play much for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, but he still competed with the best this country has to offer.

Last season was special for Haliburton. Not only did he make the second All-Star team of his young career, he was also named to the All-NBA third team and led the league in assists with 10.9 assists per game.

Turner played just 27 games with the Pacers after being traded to Indiana before the 2014 NBA trade deal. Turner and Lavoy Allen were traded to Indiana for Danny Granger and a second-round pick.

Turner left after the season, signing with the Boston Celtics. In his short time with the Pacers, he averaged 7.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and shot 41% from the field and 50% from three-point range.

Turner’s comment may be too much, as there is still plenty of time for Haliburton to turn things around.

If he continues this trend a quarter into the season, the Pacers could be in real trouble.

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