Pacers Draft, Free Agency & Trade Talk
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I feel like now is a good time to put this out there.
I HAVE ZERO SOURCES.
I’m just as lost as all of you. I just repost what I read or hear, and try to do it so you don’t have to read and listen to a thousand podcasts.
That is all. Enjoy trade season.
It’s early, but interested if anyone’s viewpoints have changed on this.
Teams don’t often let players hit UFA.
Because of this, the Pacers will be left with the decision at the end of next season to either extend Zubac or trade him.
This leverage for Zubac could very likely result in an overpay or a one-year rental.
This will be interesting.
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The Trade Deadline retweeted
There is one other play I forgot to mention that came in at 5’10” for draft combine measurements, similar to Braden Smith (who measured at 5’10”).
Rick Carlisle’s very own…
JJ Barea
Do the Pacers now have the ability to trade their 2027 pick, now that the 1st round has ended? Or do they have to wait until the 2nd round is over as well?
When does the Stepien Rule expire for 2027?
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There is one other play I forgot to mention that came in at 5’10” for draft combine measurements, similar to Braden Smith (who measured at 5’10”).
Rick Carlisle’s very own…
JJ Barea
We all know that Evan Sidery is not a source.
Now that that’s out of the way, let’s imagine this were an actual package framework from the Pistons.
As a Pacers fan, what is a better offer that you think the Pacers could come up with that you’d support?
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For context, these are the draft measurements (or college measurements) for other shorter PGs (w/o shoes):
Ryan Nembhard 5’11”
Jose Alvarado 5’11”
Fred VanVleet 5’11”
Chris Paul 5’11.75”
Davion Mitchell 6’0”
Trae Young 6’0.5”
TJ McConnell 6’0.5”
Jalen Brunson 6’1”
“We assume [Trey Murphy] is probably going to get traded over the next 3 weeks. I think Boston is a possibility. We thought whoever lost this matchup was a possibility. There’s a couple other teams. But, you have 2 to 3 weeks to trade for someone like that.”
(@rBillSimmonsPod)
Jeff Teague to Trey Murphy:
“If you get traded to the Pacers you’ll probably be an All-Star.”
(via @OldManAndThree, @club520podcast)
An attempt at a “Desmond Bane Type Offer”
Pacers:
Trey Murphy
Pelicans:
Obi Toppin or TJ McConnell
Jarace Walker
Ben Sheppard
1st from 2027, 2031, and 2033
1st round Pick Swaps for 2028 and 2030
I think all of this checks out by NBA rules. Let me know if it doesn’t though.
Pelicans have alluded to needing a Desmond Bane type offer for Trey Murphy. And to be honest, I think they’ll probably get it.
Mikel Bridges went for 4 1sts (and a swap). And so did Bane.
So the question is, are you willing to trade 3-4 1sts for Trey Murphy, plus salary?
More food for thought:
The Clippers will have our pick the year that Siakam, Zubac, and Nembhard will have become free agents.
Siakam will be 34
Zubac will be 31
Nembhard will only be 28
What do we think the Pacers will look like for the 28-29 Season to remain competitive?
I see a lot of people asking “what better center could you have gotten for the package.”
I think that’s a fair question.
Let’s approach it a different way.
What would have rather had:
Trey Murphy and a lesser Center
Or
Zubac and a lesser complimentary player
18%Trey Murphy/Lesser Center
82%Zubac/Lesser Comp
34 votes • Final results
Teams don’t often let players hit UFA.
Because of this, the Pacers will be left with the decision at the end of next season to either extend Zubac or trade him.
This leverage for Zubac could very likely result in an overpay or a one-year rental.
This will be interesting.