the NBA this season: Bennedict Mathurin’s Year 4 ascension — and the

brutal reality of what it means for his future with the Indiana Pacers.

With Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner out, Mathurin has been thrust

into a role he’s never held: primary perimeter scorer, on-ball creator,

and the player defenses load up on every night. Cyro explains how losing

Haliburton’s playmaking ecosystem and Turner’s floor spacing has

reshaped the geometry of the floor, exposing both Mathurin’s strengths

and his limitations.

From his downhill scoring and elite free-throw generation to his

“East–West” overdribbling, defensive inconsistencies, and ongoing

friction with Rick Carlisle’s flow-based system, this video details why

Mathurin’s evaluation is so complex — and why his restricted free agency

in 2026 is shaping into a high-stakes financial chess match for

Indiana.

Cyro also breaks down how Mathurin fits with each of the nine other

rotation players, why Jay Huff is secretly his best partner, how the

“Football Play” is unlocking pieces of his game, and why this season

might be forcing the Pacers toward a franchise-defining choice: trade

him, pay him, or reimagine his role entirely.

Catch the full deep dive and stay locked in for more Pacers analysis all

season long.

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