This Knicks-Pacers Trade Features Myles Turner

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Indiana Pacers Receive: G/F Evan Fournier, 2023 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2023 First-Round Pick (Top 10 Protected – DAL via NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: C Myles Turner 

If you’re surprised to see the Pacers landing a pick-heavy package here, you haven’t been following recent NBA history. 

Draft-focused packages are all the rage. When an NBA team is trading a quality starter, and they’re moving towards a rebuild, they often prefer draft picks above all else. 

There are a couple of reasons for that. Building through the draft is appealing because it’s easy to control.

You’re bringing in low-cost talent, and given an opportunity to evaluate it and shape your roster to your preferences. 

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Of course, teams acquire draft capital with other motives, too. Specifically, they acquire it to trade it. In that sense, it’s the currency of the NBA. 

Does this deal make the Pacers rich enough? 

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