Indiana Pacers Receive: G/F Ben Simmons, G Jarrett Culver
Philadelphia 76ers Receive: G Caris LeVert, F T.J. Warren, G Kris Dunn, IND 2023 1st Round Pick (Top-10 Protected), IND 2025 1st Round Pick (Swap, More Favorable to PHI)
Memphis Grizzlies Receive: G/F Jeremy Lamb, F Paul Reed, MIA 2022 2nd Round Pick (via IND), SAS 2023 2nd Round Pick (Protected 31-55, via IND)
If the Pacers were to put together a more complicated trade package with a little bit more value than the first trade package outlined above, then they would have to be willing to offer up Caris LeVert and T.J. Warren, as well as get another team involved in this trade so they can move Jeremy Lamb too.
Who knows if the 76ers would even be interested in LeVert and Warren, two guys who are sidelined right now due to injuries, but this trade does bring a lot to the table for Philadelphia. Both guys they get from the Pacers are affordable and they each can bring something different to a championship-contending team like the Sixers.
Caris LeVert has been known to be injury-prone during the course of his career, but he has shown flashes of All-Star-like scoring abilities at times at the shooting guard position.
As for T.J. Warren, we all saw what he did in the 2020 NBA Bubble and he is also a factor defensively on the wing given his length and quickness. Pairing both of these guys with Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid creates options on both ends of the floor for the 76ers, something they have not really had over the years.
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Not to mention, the Sixers would also be getting some backcourt depth with the addition of Kris Dunn, a defensive-minded point guard, and they would be getting some future draft compensation from Indiana as well.
The Memphis Grizzlies have been very busy this offseason in terms of making moves to turn unwanted contracts into future draft compensation and they could be prepared to do the same by taking on Jeremy Lamb’s contract.
Jarrett Culver and Kris Dunn are two guys who could be traded at any point from the Grizzlies perspective and while Lamb is a veteran guy coming off an ACL injury in 2020, he could definitely provide some depth on the wing for Memphis should he stay healthy.
They don’t really have anything to lose in terms of giving up Culver/Dunn for Lamb and Reed, which is why this trade makes sense for the Grizzlies. If all else fails and Lamb does not contribute for them, they still get some future second-round picks to play around with.
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Getting Brogdon is probably more immediate value than acquiring Warren, LeVert and Dunn, but in terms of adding more depth and all-around versatility, this trade does bring a lot to the table for the Philadelphia 76ers, especially if Caris LeVert and T.J. Warren can come back strong after returning from their injuries.
