There are some questions that nobody seems to have an answer to. Why are we here? If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there, does it make a sound? Are the Indiana Pacers rebuilding this NBA offseason?

Team president Kevin Pritchard would suggest otherwise. He claims that as an organization, the Pacers don’t rebuild as much as they retool on the fly. History suggests that he’s telling the truth.

On the other hand, this team traded Domantas Sabonis for Tyrese Haliburton at this year’s deadline. They may not orchestrate a multiyear tank job, but getting younger would seemingly behoove this organization.

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers are done rebuilding. They couldn’t advance through the play-in tournament in 2021-22, but if not for an untimely injury to Jarrett Allen, they probably wouldn’t have had to try.

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They should be setting their sights squarely on short-term improvement moving forward.

Here’s a trade that should align with those goals.