4. The Indiana Pacers decide to build around Caris LeVert and Domantas Sabonis
Another team faced with a multitude of questions this offseason is the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers were eliminated in the play-in tournament this season, forcing them to consider changes to the roster. After firing Nate Bjorkgren just one year after hiring him, Indiana is shaping up to have an eventful offseason.
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Despite having a decent roster of Malcolm Brogdon, Caris LeVert, T.J. Warren, Domantas Sabonis, and Myles Turner, only LeVert and Sabonis will remain as starters for the team in 2021-2022. Turner seems like the most likely player of the bunch to be traded this offseason.
3. The Dallas Mavericks get two new stars to pair with Luka Doncic
Following another first-round exit by the Los Angeles Clippers, the Dallas Mavericks are faced with the task of surrounding Luka Doncic with better talent. The experiment of Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t panned out, and while Tim Hardaway Jr. has been electric for the Mavericks, Dallas needs star power alongside Doncic.
Once the Mavericks move Porzingis, and they peruse the list of free agents, they’ll end the offseason with two new star players to create a big three with their young wunderkind. For the first time in his career, Doncic won’t have to shoulder an extremely massive workload every single game.
