Why The Indiana Pacers Do The Deal

On the other hand, there’s no imaginable world where the Pacers are title favorites next year. Frankly, they won’t even be close.

There is, with that said, intriguing young talent on this roster. It’s just, well, young. The Pacers are in the early stages of a rebuild, so young players and draft picks should be their priority.

This deal lands them both. Boston Jr flashed some surprising fringe star potential in his rookie season. It would be interesting to see what he could do with a larger role in Indiana. Meanwhile, the Pacers get a first-round pick and a pick swap in the deal as well.

The Pacers are widely expected to move Turner this season. They already offered fellow big man Deandre Ayton some very big money. Obviously, they view Turner as expendable.

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With that in mind, we’d hope the Clippers have already been on the phone with them. If they took this offer, they’d have no ceiling in 2022-23.