Indiana Pacers Receive: G Spencer Dinwiddie, 2025 First-Round Pick (DAL)
Dallas Mavericks Receive: G Malcolm Brogdon
There’s nothing complicated at play here. Spencer Dinwiddie is a good playmaking guard. Malcolm Brogdon is a better one.
Therefore, the Indiana Pacers receive a first-round pick as compensation for acquiring the inferior player. Thanks for reading!
Jokes aside, there’s more than meets the eye here. In the NBA, there always is. The Pacers enter into a full rebuild with this move after parting with one of their best veterans.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Mavericks take the opposite route. After a Conference Finals appearance in 2021-22, they’ve practically got no other choice.
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This team will be in pursuit of an NBA championship in 2022-23. Is Brogdon enough to get them there?