Portland Trail Blazers Receive: G/F Buddy Hield, 2024 First-Round Pick (IND), 2026 First-Round Pick (IND) 

Indiana Pacers Receive: G Anfernee Simons 

On other hand, there are levels to rebuilding. By some standards, the Pacers are already doing it.

When they traded Domantas Sabonis for Tyrese Haliburton, they surely knew they’d suffer some short-term pain. They were thinking about the long-term gain. 

Still, the Pacers aren’t rebuilding like, for example, the Houston Rockets. They traded James Harden for nothing but draft capital.

The Pacers have opted to hold onto quality veterans like Myles Turner and Field. They don’t intend on playing the lottery for multiple seasons in a row. 

NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Anfernee Simons, Portland Trail Blazers & Indiana Pacers Updates

By contrast, the Blazers have taken rebuilding measures in two consecutive trade deadlines. Still, they were short-term measures – the idea was to sell now, only to buy shortly after. 

Is that what they’re doing here?