NBA Trades — Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers Receive: 2023 First-Round Pick (No. 17 – LAL) 

Los Angeles Lakers Receive: 2023 First-Round Pick (No. 26 – CLE via IND), 2023 First-Round Pick (No. 29 – BOS via IND) 

What’s more important: quality or quantity? Well, in this context, it depends.

Does your team have plenty of young, quality players? If so, you may prefer quality.

By contrast, if you’re an aging, veteran squad, you may prefer to add a pair of young players. 

That’s what’s motivating the Lakers here. For a team that’s bereft of young talent, there’s some logic in taking two cracks at landing a quality young player. 

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Meanwhile, the Pacers can afford to be more selective. If they’ve got their eye on a prospect that won’t be available at 26, this deal ought to interest them. 

With that said, this next team may be angling to move up for somebody in particular as well.