The Butterfly Effect: How the Indiana Pacers Roster Came Together

By Ben Gibson | Dec 1, 2014

Oct 23, 2014; Charlotte, NC, USA; Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert (55) in a time out during the second half of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Time Warner Cable Arena. Pacers win 88-79. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports /

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The Roy Hibbert transaction free is by far the oldest, going back to Dale Davis being drafted in 1991. It is much less complicated than Mahinmi’s tree but does go through three generations of Pacers players. Dale Davis is drafted in 1991 and plays with the Pacers until 2000 when he’s traded for Jermaine O’Neal and Joe Kleine from the Portland Trail Blazers. O’Neal sticks around until 2008 when the Pacers package him with Nathan Jawai and sent them to the Toronto Raptors for a group of players including Marceo Baston, T.J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovic and most important, Roy Hibbert.

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