Why The Indiana Pacers Do The Deal

The Pacers mostly do this deal for Kispert and the lightly protected first-round pick. With that said, they could benefit from adding Porzingis as well.

Following this deal, the Pacers will hope Porzingis looks good in their uniform – but not too good. Ideally, he’s averaging 20 and 10 with improved defense, but the team around him is so inexperienced that they’re losing games anyway.

In that event, the Pacers could move Porzingis to a contender at some point before the deadline. If things work out that way, we may be able to trace the chain of moves that started with this deal and say the Pacers got more in return than they’re getting here.

They’re still getting good immediate value here. Kispert was somewhat underwhelming in his rookie year with the Wizards, but he could still be one of the best floor-spacers in the NBA in due time.

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Meanwhile, the first-rounder they’re receiving here ought to stay outside of the top 3. After all, the Wizards don’t appear primed to tank any time soon.