Toronto Raptors Receive: C Myles Turner, F Justin Holiday
Indiana Pacers Receive: F/C Precious Achiuwa, Goran Dragic, 2022 First-Round Pick (Top-Five Protected), 2023 Second-Round Pick, 2025 Second Round Pick
In a proposed NBA trade scenario from Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz, the Indiana Pacers would be sending both Myles Turner and Justin Holiday to the Toronto Raptors with the focus of a return being draft capital.
The Toronto Raptors would send a top-five 2022 first-round pick to the Pacers as the centerpiece of the deal. Goran Dragic’s expiring $19.4 million salary would be used primarily as a salary matching mechanism.
Precious Achiuwa would offer a stopgap option for more frontcourt depth but the Pacers would clear more minutes for rookie big man Isaiah Jackson, a player many in Indiana are excited to see develop.
The Pacers would no longer have to be faced with the storylines about the need to trade one of their centers heading into yet another offseason—providing clarity for Domantas Sabonis about where he stands with the organization long-term by showing him that commitment.
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The Raptors could theoretically get an extension done with Turner after a trade but the offer would be limited to 120% of his current $18 million salary for the first-year of the new deal. He may want to hold off on taking that offer, but the risk wouldn’t be hefty for Toronto in this scenario.
How would this NBA trade scenario revolving around Myles Turner impact both sides? Let’s dive into that, starting first with the perspective of the Toronto Raptors.
