Atlanta Hawks Receive: G/F Buddy Hield, 2025 First-Round Pick (IND)
Indiana Pacers Receive: F De’Andre Hunter
For some fans, those are the binary options facing any NBA team. They can either stay the course or rebuild.
It’s a false binary. In reality, teams can find a lot of middle ground between those two extremes. Sometimes, a single trade can change a team’s fortunes.
Just look at the Indiana Pacers. Plenty of folks expected them to move Myles Turner at this year’s trade deadline. The logic held that the team was rebuilding, and ought to favor future-focused assets over Turner.
The Pacers disagreed. They opted to extend Turner instead. Who could blame them? This is a 26-year-old big man who can protect the rim, defend in space, and space the floor.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: De’Andre Hunter, Atlanta Hawks & Indiana Pacers Updates
Something tells us the Pacers could use a player like that.
Could they use a player like Hunter?