Some NBA franchises seem to be in a perpetual state of rebuilding. On the other hand, some seem to never rebuild at all.
That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re consistently contending, although, of course, those franchises exist too.
On the other hand, some of the league’s franchises typically find themselves in the middle: they stay competitive, but they’re seldom serious title contenders.
The Indiana Pacers are one of those franchises. Typically. With that said, in 2022, it appears as if we can make a claim that we normally can’t: The Indiana Pacers are rebuilding.
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After all, the team flipped Domantas Sabonis for Tyrese Haliburton at last year’s trade deadline. If that move suggested that the Pacers are bracing for a long-term rebuilding project, they might as flip the valuable Myles Turner next.
Here are three new ideas that have them doing so.