Why The Indiana Pacers Do The Deal
Gaining future assets has value to a franchise amid a rebuild. However, the management regime better receive enough to use in the short-term if needed for job preservation.
For example, if the Pacers hold aspirations of making their rebuild relatively quick after adding Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, and Chris Duarte, does a first-round pick in 2027 or 2029 factor in much in the next few seasons? There’s more to consider.
Will a team be intrigued by those picks if the next superstar demands a trade and the Pacers have built a war-chest of assets? If they feel as though that’s the case, then it’s worth making this deal.
An underrated element of this trade is the ability to move on from T.J. McConnell and Daniel Theis ahead of the 2023-24 season instead of parting with Myles Turner.
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It’s easy for the Pacers to move on from both McConnell and Theis before their final-year 2024-25 salaries, but this trade would clear massive spending room for next offseason.
